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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 2, what life-threatening occurrences befell Smarsh many times?
(a) Car wrecks.
(b) Near-drownings.
(c) Falls from cliffs.
(d) Lightening strikes.

2. What did Smarsh say in Chapter 5 that most people associate poverty with?
(a) Ugliness.
(b) City life.
(c) Rural life.
(d) Prosperity.

3. What job did the judge tell Betty was no job for a woman?
(a) Correctional officer.
(b) Officer of the court.
(c) Parole officer.
(d) County subpoena officer for the juvenile court.

4. How did Nick describe his own mother Teresa to Smarsh?
(a) She was not made for the farming life.
(b) She was a soft woman.
(c) She was a hard woman.
(d) She was a fantastic cook.

5. Which of the following artists did Jeannie often listen to after her divorce?
(a) Cyndi Lauper.
(b) Madonna.
(c) Diana Ross.
(d) Carole King.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was health care rare where Smarsh was from, aside from the rising costs?

2. Who tells Smarsh she is smarter than most adults he knows?

3. Who were Dorothy's parents?

4. Why did Aaron beat Betty when she was a child, as told by Smarsh in Chapter 4?

5. Which Senator did a highly publicized investigation into supposedly rampant welfare fraud in 1962?

(see the answer key)

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