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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the reader learn about Veejay in Chapter 4?
(a) She is poor.
(b) She is related to Bernice.
(c) She would do anything for Betsey.
(d) She has bad grades.

2. What helps Betsey break into her new class successfully?
(a) Eugene's strength.
(b) Her father's lessons.
(c) Vida's homework help.
(d) Her mother's traditionalism.

3. What is Greer's occupation?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Writer and activist.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Psychologist.

4. Who is introduced as being a racist character?
(a) Betsey.
(b) Charlotte's mother.
(c) Veejay's mother.
(d) Susan Linda's mother.

5. What kind of poem are two girls in Betsey's class practicing?
(a) A racy poem.
(b) A Shakespearean sonnet.
(c) A poem by a black man.
(d) A poem her father wrote.

6. What does Allard threaten to do to people who bother him at school?
(a) Shoot them.
(b) Burn them.
(c) Hit them.
(d) Stab them.

7. Where does Jane spend time?
(a) Alley Cat Club.
(b) Lioness Club.
(c) Tom Cat Club.
(d) Tiger Cub Club.

8. In what year does the story take place?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1883.

9. What does Vida confiscate from Charlie?
(a) A permanent marker.
(b) A cigarette.
(c) A lighter.
(d) A basketball.

10. What solution is reasonable to Betsey when she gets frustrated with her family?
(a) To find a new housekeeper.
(b) To run away.
(c) To separate her parents.
(d) To kill her family.

11. What kind of neighborhood does Betsey live in?
(a) Lower class.
(b) Middle class.
(c) Upper class.
(d) Farm community.

12. What is the class learning about in geography on Betsey's first day at the new school?
(a) Africa.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Europe.
(d) United States.

13. What game do Margot and Sharon play?
(a) Solitaire.
(b) Jacks.
(c) Poker.
(d) Hopscotch.

14. How does Jane act toward the police?
(a) Polite.
(b) Shy.
(c) Rude.
(d) Reluctant.

15. What does Betsey put in her bag in Chapter 7?
(a) A notebook.
(b) Books.
(c) Money.
(d) Food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Betsey consider to be more adventurous than her own?

2. What does Betsey adorn herself with in Chapter 7?

3. What is the prize for the elocution contest?

4. Which character is the most afraid of school integration?

5. Who is the first person to address Betsey on her first day at her new school?

(see the answer keys)

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