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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. Which of the following is one type of government program Smarsh and her brother benefitted from during the 1980s?
(a) Free lunch in school.
(b) Free housing.
(c) Free clothing.
(d) Free movie tickets.

2. What did Smarsh write is the most beautiful thing she has ever seen?
(a) A sunset on the Kansas plains.
(b) A supercell.
(c) A blizzard.
(d) The city of Rome.

3. 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) Sew clothes.
(d) Cut people's hair.

4. How many times had Betty been married by the time Arnie asked her to marry him?
(a) 9.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

5. What did Arnie die from in Chapter 7?
(a) Colon cancer.
(b) Lung cancer.
(c) Pancreatic cancer.
(d) A heart attack.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Betty when she got pregnant with Smarsh's mother?

2. What did a boy make for Smarsh when she won the nail-driving contest in high school?

3. What did Smarsh remember her father letting her do when they visited Betty in the hospital?

4. What did Arnie's ex-wife put on his tie as he lay in his casket?

5. What did a big family of Vietnamese immigrants do for Jeannie to thank her for helping secure their home loan?

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