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

2. Which word describes the girl who wants Betsey to teach her to double-dutch?
(a) Asian.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Indian.

3. What is the name of the girl who Vida calls "po white trash"?
(a) Charlotte Anne.
(b) Margaret Shirley.
(c) Susan Linda.
(d) Jane Sommers.

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

5. 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) A girl who wants to learn to jump rope.
(d) The teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Betsey?

2. In the first chapter, what do Betsey's two sisters fight about?

3. What are the names of Betsey's siblings?

4. To whom does Betsey try to explain that Bernice is innocent?

5. What does Betsey often think about?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Betsey realize she was missed in Chapter 9?

2. Betsey crowns herself "Negro Queen" of the Veiled Prophet Parade. What does this represent?

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

4. How do Jane and her family members view her absence?

5. How does Betsey feel about school integration?

6. How does Betsey try to get back at Bernice?

7. What does Carrie convince Betsey to do?

8. Why does Betsey feel that her runaway name should be Cora Sue Betsey Anne Calhoun Brown? Where does she get this name?

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

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

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