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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. What does Smarsh note that President Bill Clinton was known for in Chapter 4?
(a) Welfare reform.
(b) Nutrition reform.
(c) Legal reform.
(d) Prison reform.

2. What does Nick teach Smarsh how to do to fall asleep more easily?
(a) Listen to music.
(b) Relax parts of her body one at a time.
(c) Recite poetry.
(d) Sing to herself.

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

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

5. What was Betty's and Arnie's farm a constant operation in, according to Smarsh?
(a) Food production.
(b) Angst.
(c) Debt.
(d) Alcohol.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Smarsh say both her parents lost jobs and entered one of the hardest stretches of their lives?

2. What problem did Smarsh realize her father suffered from in Chapter 4?

3. What hit song did Smarsh like to sing along on the radio to that Jeannie did not like?

4. What happened in Chapter 6 when Dorothy tracked Aaron down to ask for child support?

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

(see the answer key)

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