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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the result of Charlie getting kicked out of school?
(a) Living on the streets.
(b) Coming to live with the Brown family.
(c) Renting a room from the Brown family.
(d) Going to jail.

3. What does Bernice reveal to Jane?
(a) Vida's heart condition.
(b) Betsey's hiding spot.
(c) Greer's obsession with activism.
(d) Allard's obsession with fire.

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

5. In the first chapter, what do Betsey's two sisters fight about?
(a) A shirt.
(b) Breakfast.
(c) Music.
(d) Bathroom privileges.

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

7. What sport does Betsey's crush play?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Football.

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

9. What does Betsey often think about?
(a) Elocution.
(b) Love.
(c) Whether or not her mother actually loves her.
(d) Household chores.

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

11. Who is Vida?
(a) Charlie's mother.
(b) Greer's ex-wife.
(c) Betsey's aunt.
(d) Jane's mother.

12. Who does Charlie have a crush on?
(a) Regina.
(b) Carrie.
(c) Bernice.
(d) Charlotte Anne.

13. 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.

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

15. What name does Betsey consider to be more adventurous than her own?
(a) Belinda.
(b) Cora.
(c) Denza.
(d) Beverly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Charlotte Anne?

2. What is the name of Vida's ex-husband?

3. What is the prize for the elocution contest?

4. What instrument does Greer use to gather the children in the morning?

5. What is the name of Regina's boyfriend?

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