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

2. What solution is reasonable to Betsey when she gets frustrated with her family?
(a) To separate her parents.
(b) To find a new housekeeper.
(c) To kill her family.
(d) To run away.

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

4. Who is the first person to address Betsey on her first day at her new school?
(a) A boy who teases her on the bus.
(b) A girl playing hopscotch.
(c) The teacher.
(d) A girl who wants to learn to jump rope.

5. When Betsey falls asleep outside, who is playing basketball when she wakes up?
(a) Allard and Eugene.
(b) Greer and Eugene.
(c) Eugene and Charlie.
(d) Charlie and Allard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jane's occupation?

2. In Chapter 5, where does Betsey sit when she thinks about school integration?

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

4. What is the name of the girl who Vida calls "po white trash"?

5. Who does Eugene want to visit the most at the Brown household?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jane see herself in Betsey?

2. Why does Jane spend more time away from home?

3. Why is Jane angry with Greer after the policemen show up with Charlie and Allard?

4. What interests Betsey the most about Regina?

5. How does Betsey justify Carrie's actions?

6. What is Jane's reaction to Bernice appearing?

7. Describe Carrie.

8. How does Betsey view black children in comparison to white children?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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