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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Smarsh's mother say about paying retail?
(a) It was for fools.
(b) It was necessary.
(c) It was impossible for poor people.
(d) It was only necessary if you were desperate.

2. What was one main reason Betty had applied to work at the courthouse?
(a) Because of the good benefits she would be entitled to with a state job.
(b) Because she was always interested in the law.
(c) Because she liked the restaurants near the courthouse.
(d) Because she liked being in the city.

3. Smarsh says the American economy is less like a dream than it is like which of the following?
(a) An inconsistent god.
(b) A restaurant meal.
(c) A bed of flowers.
(d) A race.

4. What is Smarsh's father's name?
(a) Nick.
(b) Chic.
(c) Arnie.
(d) Robert.

5. What did Smarsh's local priest not like that her mother let Smarsh do?
(a) Skip church.
(b) Sing during mass.
(c) Wear pants and a tie to Sunday school.
(d) Eat during mass.

6. What life-threatening injury befalls Betty as a child?
(a) She nearly falls down a sinkhole.
(b) She is nearly electrocuted as a child when a power company worker leaves a live wire laying on the ground.
(c) She is nearly killed on a construction site.
(d) She nearly drowns in a nearby lake.

7. Which city was Smarsh's family farm 30 miles west of?
(a) Lawrence.
(b) Texarcana.
(c) Omaha.
(d) Wichita.

8. Who is Pud's older daughter?
(a) Candy.
(b) Billie.
(c) Jennifer.
(d) Michelle.

9. What did Smarsh's family think about insurance for property?
(a) It was only necessary for city people.
(b) It was necessary.
(c) It was only necessary if you had expensive things.
(d) It was a rip-off.

10. What was Smarsh's grandfather commissioned to lead in 1949?
(a) Renovation of St. Rose school.
(b) The county seat.
(c) The state legistlature.
(d) The local city council.

11. Who is Smarsh's younger brother?
(a) Matthew.
(b) Jeremy.
(c) Robert.
(d) Arnold.

12. What work did Smarsh's father primarily do?
(a) Carpentry.
(b) Legal work.
(c) Plumbing.
(d) Accountancy.

13. Who is Jeannie's father?
(a) Chic.
(b) Bob.
(c) Arnie.
(d) Ray.

14. When did Betty and Arnie get married?
(a) August 1980.
(b) March 1950.
(c) December 1985.
(d) September 1977.

15. What Latin phrase is on the Kansas state flag?
(a) Ad astra per aspera - to the stars through difficulties.
(b) Dulce periculum - Danger is sweet.
(c) Carpe diem - Seize the day.
(d) Veni vidi vici - I came, I saw, I conquered.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Betty sometimes call Smarsh as a child?

2. What did Jeannie tell Smarsh that Betty had wanted to name her?

3. When did Smarsh go to New York City for the first time?

4. What did Smarsh's grandfather carve the year she was born?

5. How much money did Boeing once cut a check to Betty's grandmother for?

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