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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What punishment do the policemen give in Chapter 2?
(a) A warning.
(b) A court case.
(c) A citation.
(d) A night in jail.

2. What silent pact do Greer and Jane have with each other?
(a) Not to discipline the children.
(b) Not to talk to Vida about school integration.
(c) Not to talk to the kids about school.
(d) Not to contradict one another.

3. Which character is the most afraid of school integration?
(a) Betsey.
(b) Jane.
(c) Greer.
(d) Vida.

4. What is it that Greer believes his wife has?
(a) Common sense.
(b) Foresight.
(c) Determination.
(d) Work ethic.

5. What is Jane looking for in Chapter 4?
(a) A reliable housekeeper.
(b) A way to get Eugene away from Betsey.
(c) A replacement for her job at work.
(d) A new school for the children to attend.

6. Who does Vida shout at in Chapter 6?
(a) Betsey.
(b) Eugene.
(c) Greer.
(d) Allard.

7. Which word describes the girl who wants Betsey to teach her to double-dutch?
(a) Indian.
(b) Asian.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

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

9. To Vida, what does Regina represent?
(a) Sexuality.
(b) Tradition.
(c) Change.
(d) Knowledge.

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

11. Who shoos Eugene away from the Brown household in Chapter 4?
(a) Vida.
(b) Jane.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Greer.

12. Who are the police escorting in Chapter 2?
(a) Allard and Roscoe.
(b) Greer.
(c) Betsey's two younger sisters.
(d) Charlie and Allard.

13. Who does Betsey want to apologize to in Chapter 4?
(a) Susan Linda's mother.
(b) Greer.
(c) Mrs. Margaret.
(d) Bernice.

14. What is Bernice's last name?
(a) Alvarez.
(b) Calhoun.
(c) Juniper.
(d) Sampson.

15. Which character is the most positive about school integration?
(a) Jane.
(b) Betsey.
(c) Greer.
(d) Vida.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Betsey write on the hopscotch board she makes?

2. Who is Charlotte Anne?

3. Where does Betsey head to in Chapter 7?

4. Who does Betsey help from slipping in the kitchen?

5. Who is Greer?

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