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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. In Chapter 2, what life-threatening occurrences befell Smarsh many times?
(a) Car wrecks.
(b) Near-drownings.
(c) Lightening strikes.
(d) Falls from cliffs.

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

3. What did Jeannie tell Smarsh that Betty had wanted to name her?
(a) Michelle.
(b) Lolly.
(c) Jennifer.
(d) Bridget.

4. What show did Smarsh often like to watch with Arnie?
(a) The Carol Burnett Show.
(b) Hee Haw.
(c) The Muppet Show.
(d) Hill Street Blues.

5. Why was health care rare where Smarsh was from, aside from the rising costs?
(a) The distrust people had in doctors.
(b) The lack of good painkillers.
(c) The rural location.
(d) The belief many people had that they could treat themselves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the president during the start of the Great Depression?

2. How old was Smarsh's Grandma Teresa when the Equal Rights Amendment was introduced in Congress?

3. What did Smarsh say was the "first residence" for anyone?

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

5. What job did the judge tell Betty was no job for a woman?

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