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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of trouble does Allard get into in Chapter 1?
(a) He sets a fire.
(b) He hits his sister.
(c) He brings a knife to school.
(d) He steals something.

2. How many policemen does Betsey see coming up to her house in Chapter 2?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

3. What is the name of Regina's boyfriend?
(a) Roscoe.
(b) Frank.
(c) Ted.
(d) Eugene.

4. In Chapter 4, which of the following occurs?
(a) Betsey gets a job.
(b) The family hires a new housekeeper.
(c) Betsey is asked out on a date.
(d) Betsey has her first kiss.

5. Who does Eugene want to visit the most at the Brown household?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Greer.
(c) Betsey.
(d) Allard.

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

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

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

9. What does Veejay's mother do for a living?
(a) She's a housekeeper.
(b) She's a waitress.
(c) She's a flight attendant.
(d) She's a teacher.

10. What does Betsey dance to in Chapter 7?
(a) Her father's drum beating.
(b) Her mother singing.
(c) Music on the radio.
(d) Music on television.

11. What is Betsey's position in her family?
(a) Only child.
(b) Middle child.
(c) Youngest child.
(d) Oldest child.

12. What is the name of Betsey's new school?
(a) Roosevelt.
(b) Hamilton.
(c) Franklin.
(d) Dewey.

13. Who does Jane feel grateful for after Bernice leaves the household?
(a) Betsey.
(b) Vida.
(c) Greer.
(d) Charlie.

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

15. Who prompts Betsey to believe that there is never enough when it comes to love?
(a) Her parents.
(b) Bernice.
(c) Regina.
(d) Eugene.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Charlie have a crush on?

2. What does Vida confiscate from Charlie?

3. When Betsey falls asleep outside, who is playing basketball when she wakes up?

4. What is the name of Betsey's teacher at her segregated school?

5. How does Jane act toward the police?

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