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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 168 - 228).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, where does Smarsh's father take her and Matt on a vacation?
(a) To Florida.
(b) To California.
(c) To the Black Hills of South Dakota.
(d) To the Ozarks.

2. What was Betty ashamed of doing in the early 1960s as a young and single mother?
(a) Stealing.
(b) Taking charity from neighbors.
(c) Going on welfare.
(d) Skipping church.

3. How did Smarsh's grandfather Chic die?
(a) He had an accident involving farm equipment.
(b) He had prostate cancer.
(c) He had a heart attack.
(d) He was in a car accident.

4. What did Betty say to Smarsh about the county jail, the entrance to which they would pass on their way to Betty's office?
(a) They state should release all non-violent offenders, and now.
(b) Everyone in there deserved to be in there.
(c) Be good, because Smarsh did not want to end up in there.
(d) The jail was chronically overcrowded.

5. What did Jeannie tell Smarsh was the smartest investment in real estate?
(a) Buying in a down market.
(b) Buying in a gentrifying neighborhood.
(c) Buying the worst house on a given block.
(d) Buying the best house on a given block.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Smarsh when it was decided she would live mostly with Betty and Arnie?

2. What was one of the side jobs Smarsh's mother used to do to make extra money?

3. What did Betty do to Joe, Dorothy's third husband?

4. What was the name of Smarsh's elementary school in Chapter 4?

5. What kind of contest does Smarsh win in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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