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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Betsey treated by the other students on her first day at the white school?
(a) They ignore her.
(b) They taunt her.
(c) They ask her many questions.
(d) They are too friendly.

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

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

4. How does Betsey feel after she makes it home from her first day of integrated school?
(a) Lucky.
(b) Excited.
(c) Elated.
(d) Depressed.

5. Who is blamed for chicken grease all over the kitchen?
(a) Bernice.
(b) Vida.
(c) Jane.
(d) Betsey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What solution is reasonable to Betsey when she gets frustrated with her family?

2. How does Jane act toward the police?

3. What does Veejay's mother do for a living?

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

5. Who does Betsey want to apologize to in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jane's reaction to Carrie not showing up for work?

2. Describe the Brown family in the first chapter.

3. How do Greer's lessons help Betsey when she is in school?

4. What does Carrie convince Betsey to do?

5. Describe Betsey's first day at the "white school."

6. Describe Susan Linda and her home.

7. What foreshadowing is present in Chapter 12?

8. How does the family dynamic change when Betsey is gone?

9. What euphemism is used Chapter 2 and why?

10. What does Mrs. Maureen say about segregation, and what do her beliefs represent?

(see the answer keys)

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