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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who tells Smarsh she is smarter than most adults he knows?
(a) Chic.
(b) Aaron.
(c) Nick.
(d) Arnie.

3. What sport did Smarsh participate in at Murdock?
(a) Field hockey.
(b) Volleyball.
(c) Track.
(d) Tennis.

4. What serious problem did Nick's second wife have?
(a) Multiple Sclerosis.
(b) She had a heart condition.
(c) Drug and alcohol addiction.
(d) She suffered from mental illness.

5. Which of the following artists did Jeannie often listen to after her divorce?
(a) Cyndi Lauper.
(b) Carole King.
(c) Diana Ross.
(d) Madonna.

6. What movie did Smarsh cite as having paricularly harmful stereotypes of rural people in Chapter 4?
(a) Highlander.
(b) Shane.
(c) Deliverance.
(d) The OK Corral.

7. Who were Dorothy's parents?
(a) Betty and Arnie.
(b) Ed and Irene.
(c) Chic and Teresa.
(d) Jeannie and Nick.

8. In Chapter 5, how much did Nick pay in rent for 16 years for his apartment?
(a) $600 per month.
(b) $1,000 per month.
(c) $375 per month.
(d) $200 per month.

9. Which Senator did a highly publicized investigation into supposedly rampant welfare fraud in 1962?
(a) Robert Kennedy.
(b) Robert Byrd.
(c) Robert Smith.
(d) Robert Jones.

10. Which judge did Betty have a particularly friendly relationship with?
(a) Judge Farrar.
(b) Judge Watson.
(c) Judge Romer.
(d) Judge Johnson.

11. How much was the house Nick and Chris bought in Chapter 5?
(a) $200,000.
(b) $125,000.
(c) $400,000.
(d) $300,000.

12. What did Jeannie do for a living during much of Smarsh's life?
(a) Worked as a paralegal.
(b) Worked as a waitress.
(c) Worked as a court reporter.
(d) Worked as a real estate agent.

13. Who was Carl's wife who Jeannie was sent to live with in Chapter 5?
(a) Mary.
(b) Pat.
(c) Priscilla.
(d) Marsha.

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

15. What did Smarsh say society told Americans about people in bad financial situations in the late twentieth century?
(a) They must be bad people.
(b) They needed financial counseling.
(c) They needed to attend college.
(d) They needed more social assistance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Smarsh's new teacher after her parents divorced and Smarsh and her mother and brother moved to the Wichita area?

2. What kind of contest does Smarsh win in Chapter 4?

3. Where did Jeannie start her third kindergarten?

4. In what year was the Equal Rights Amendment first introduced in Congress?

5. In Chapter 4, where does Smarsh's father take her and Matt on a vacation?

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