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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue, and Rich Chicago Girl.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before Grandma leaves, about what does she warn Mary Alice?
(a) The Principal, August Fluke.
(b) One of the teachers, Miss Butler.
(c) One of the students, Ina-Rae Gage.
(d) One of the students, Mildred Burdick.

2. Mary Alice has to share a desk with whom?
(a) Mildred.
(b) Augie.
(c) Ina Rae.
(d) Carleen.

3. After school, how does Mildred follow Mary Alice?
(a) On a motorcycle.
(b) On a bike.
(c) On a horse.
(d) In a car.

4. Why does Grandma believe Mary Alice will not get beat up?
(a) Without a horse or shoes, Mildred will not attend school.
(b) Mildred has been put in her place.
(c) Mildred is too afraid of Grandma.
(d) Mildred will be too embarrassed to go to school the next day.

5. How does Grandma know that the horse was not even Mildred's?
(a) Mildred's family is too poor to own any horses.
(b) The horse threw Mildred off his back.
(c) Mildred's father is a notorious horse thief.
(d) The horse belongs to the neighbors down the road.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is it important that the school is many miles from Mildred's house?

2. How old is the narrator?

3. The narrator, Mary Alice, gets off the train, and, beyond a few clothes, her only possessions are her cat ____________ and her radio.

4. The teacher is reading ____________ when Mary Alice enters the class.

5. Mildred intends to do what by following Mary Alice?

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