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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 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 run away.
(d) To kill her family.

2. What is Jane's occupation?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Writer.
(c) Housekeeper.
(d) Social worker.

3. Where does Betsey head to in Chapter 7?
(a) McKenzie's.
(b) Maureen's.
(c) Melinda's.
(d) Martha's.

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

5. Where did trespassing occur in Chapter 2?
(a) A white neighborhood.
(b) A church.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A white school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Vida shout at in Chapter 6?

2. Which character is the most positive about school integration?

3. What is the location that Betsey goes to in Chapter 7?

4. Where is Miss. Maureen from?

5. Which character is the most afraid of school integration?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Veejay make Betsey feel bad about getting rid of Bernice?

2. What is strange about Carrie?

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

4. How do the children react to Jane's absence?

5. What does Betsey think about love?

6. Describe Carrie.

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

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

9. Why does Betsey want to win the elocution contest?

10. What does Carrie convince Betsey to do?

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