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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. Why did Aaron beat Betty when she was a child, as told by Smarsh in Chapter 4?
(a) Betty missed picking up a single nail in the yard from a carpentry project.
(b) Betty asked for milk.
(c) Betty asked for shoes.
(d) Betty asked for a Christmas present.

2. What did Smarsh say Ronald Reagan built his presidential campaign in 1979 around?
(a) Shaming the poor.
(b) Cleaning up crime.
(c) Touting social programs.
(d) Raising taxes.

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

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

5. What did Smarsh's family do one July 4 to make money?
(a) Sold potato pancakes.
(b) Sold fireworks.
(c) Sold hot dogs.
(d) Charged admission to their swimming pool.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of program does Smarsh's teacher recommend her for in Chapter 4?

2. What structure did Nick Smarsh build that he was most proud of?

3. Which large company did Nick get a job doing roof work for?

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

5. What did Smarsh's brother Matt suffer from as a child?

(see the answer key)

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