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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. Who took Betty and Jeannie camping at Cheney Lake in Chapter 6?
(a) Herb.
(b) Frederick.
(c) Jerry.
(d) Dominick.

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

3. Which ex-husband of Betty's did Jeannie remember as a "belt-snapper?"
(a) Bob.
(b) Frederick.
(c) Ed.
(d) Arnie.

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

5. What kind of toy did Jeannie have as a child that she was heartbroken to lose?
(a) A stuffed bear.
(b) A soft blanket.
(c) A stuffed monkey.
(d) A plastic doll.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which U.S. president visited Kansas City in 1979?

3. What did Smarsh's family do one July 4 to make money?

4. What did Smarsh say in Chapter 5 that most people associate poverty with?

5. What car did Nick sometimes drive Smarsh and her brother to school in?

(see the answer key)

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