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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Smarsh think Jeannie's boyfriend Bob's house decorating style demonstrated about he and Jeannie?
(a) Bob probably valued practicality over aesthetics.
(b) Bob had much less money than even Jeannie.
(c) Bob had no idea what city life was like.
(d) Their life histories did not match.

2. Who was the District Attorney Smarsh ran into at work with her grandmother?
(a) Jennifer Smith.
(b) Marley Davidson.
(c) Mark Meadon.
(d) Nola Foulston.

3. What car did Nick sometimes drive Smarsh and her brother to school in?
(a) A new Corvette.
(b) A big white Oldsmobile.
(c) A rusted Honda.
(d) A Ford pickup.

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

5. Where did Jeannie start her third kindergarten?
(a) Lawrence.
(b) Colorado Springs.
(c) Wichita.
(d) Omaha.

6. What was Betty ashamed of doing in the early 1960s as a young and single mother?
(a) Stealing.
(b) Skipping church.
(c) Taking charity from neighbors.
(d) Going on welfare.

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

8. What bad habit did Smarsh herself pick up in Chapter 4?
(a) She began to steal small things from shops.
(b) She began to lie about being out late.
(c) She began to sell drugs.
(d) She began to drink heavily.

9. What would Betty say when she saw a homeless person at a Wichita intersection?
(a) Find a shelter.
(b) The homeless shelter is that way.
(c) Get a job.
(d) Learn to feed yourself.

10. Which of the following is one type of government program Smarsh and her brother benefitted from during the 1980s?
(a) Free clothing.
(b) Free lunch in school.
(c) Free housing.
(d) Free movie tickets.

11. What did Smarsh say in Chapter 5 that most people associate poverty with?
(a) Rural life.
(b) City life.
(c) Prosperity.
(d) Ugliness.

12. How much did the bank say Nick and Chris qualified for for a loan in Chapter 5?
(a) $75,000.
(b) $150,000.
(c) $50,000.
(d) $200,000.

13. What did Betty do to Joe, Dorothy's third husband?
(a) Poured hot grease on him.
(b) Shot him in the arm.
(c) Hit him with a cast iron skillet.
(d) Stabbed him.

14. What was Bob's main reason for coming to find Betty after she left him?
(a) He wanted his baby daughter.
(b) He wanted his baby son.
(c) He wanted Betty's share of the house.
(d) He wanted Betty's welfare check.

15. Smarsh says she is the the only female in her family who did not have which of the following?
(a) A cleaning service.
(b) A violent or absent father.
(c) A trust fund.
(d) A welfare check.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much was the house Nick and Chris bought in Chapter 5?

2. What did Smarsh say there was a good chance August would live in, hypothetically?

3. What did Smarsh say Ronald Reagan built his presidential campaign in 1979 around?

4. What violent storms are most common in Kansas?

5. What kind of offense does Smarsh say just about every adult she knew had spent a night in jail for committing?

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