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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 229 - 288).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Jeannie's new boyfriend do for a living in Chapter 4?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Newspaper columnist.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Mechanic.

2. Smarsh wrote that bringing up which of the following movies often made Kansans groan?
(a) Shane.
(b) The Godfather.
(c) The Dirty Dozen.
(d) The Wizard of Oz.

3. Smarsh says she is the the only female in her family who did not have which of the following?
(a) A welfare check.
(b) A cleaning service.
(c) A violent or absent father.
(d) A trust fund.

4. What hit song did Smarsh like to sing along on the radio to that Jeannie did not like?
(a) Trashy Women.
(b) Coal Miner's Daughter.
(c) Stand By Your Man.
(d) Witchy Woman.

5. What was one of the side jobs Smarsh's mother used to do to make extra money?
(a) Sell pastries.
(b) Sell cosmetics door to door.
(c) Cut people's hair.
(d) Sew clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Smarsh start seventh grade?

2. What was Betty ashamed of doing in the early 1960s as a young and single mother?

3. What serious problem did Nick's second wife have?

4. Who was one of Betty's sisters?

5. Who is Smarsh's grandmother on her mother's side?

(see the answer key)

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