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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the class learning about in geography on Betsey's first day at the new school?

3. Who does Jane feel grateful for after Bernice leaves the household?

4. What does the reader learn about Veejay in Chapter 4?

5. Where does Jane spend time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What types of prejudice have been introduced in the story as of Chapter 4? Give a specific example of each.

2. Why does Jane feel subordinate in her own home whens he returns?

3. What euphemism is used Chapter 2 and why?

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

5. How is it demonstrated that Betsey's childhood is falling away?

6. Why does Jane enjoy the neighborhood that she lives in?

7. What makes Betsey feel good about herself?

8. Why does Bernice reveal Betsey's hiding place?

9. Describe Betsey as the reader is introduced to her.

10. Why and how has Jane sheltered her children?

(see the answer keys)

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