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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 126 - 167).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase does Smarsh use to describe women on welfare in the late 1980s?
(a) Welfare takers.
(b) Welfare queens.
(c) Welfare woes.
(d) Welfare whores.

2. Who tells Smarsh she is smarter than most adults he knows?
(a) Nick.
(b) Arnie.
(c) Aaron.
(d) Chic.

3. How does Nick lose his pole barn in Chapter 2?
(a) It is destroyed in a tornado.
(b) It burns when he and his father try to burn off some grass nearby.
(c) It is destroyed by a hurricane.
(d) It is struck by lightening.

4. Who was the man who became Smarsh's step-grandfather?
(a) Nicky.
(b) Arnie.
(c) Conner.
(d) Bob.

5. What show did Smarsh often like to watch with Arnie?
(a) Hill Street Blues.
(b) Hee Haw.
(c) The Muppet Show.
(d) The Carol Burnett Show.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rare ailment did Betty have in Chapter 2?

2. What is the name Smarsh comes up with for her unconceived, unborn daughter?

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

4. How many times had Betty been married by the time Arnie asked her to marry him?

5. When did Betty and Arnie get married?

(see the answer key)

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