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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did Aaron beat Betty when she was a child, as told by Smarsh in Chapter 4?
(a) Betty asked for milk.
(b) Betty missed picking up a single nail in the yard from a carpentry project.
(c) Betty asked for shoes.
(d) Betty asked for a Christmas present.

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

4. What violent storms are most common in Kansas?
(a) Cyclones.
(b) Blizzards.
(c) Tornadoes.
(d) Hurricanes.

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

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

7. What happened in Chapter 6 when Dorothy tracked Aaron down to ask for child support?
(a) Aaron was in jail.
(b) Aaron hit Dorothy and told her to leave.
(c) Aaron had already died.
(d) Aaron truthfully told Dorothy he had no money to give her.

8. What was one of the things that hindered Betty from retaining custody of her son with Bob?
(a) She had just gotten fired from her job.
(b) She was gearing up for her third divorce.
(c) She was pregnant again.
(d) She had just been admitted to a mental health hospital.

9. What did a big family of Vietnamese immigrants do for Jeannie to thank her for helping secure their home loan?
(a) Babysat for her.
(b) Cooked her and her family dinner.
(c) Bought her a car.
(d) Painted her a picture.

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

11. Who did Betty meet soon after her breakup with Herb?
(a) John.
(b) Arnie.
(c) Harry.
(d) Sal.

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

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

14. What town did Betty have two ex-husbands from?
(a) Omaha.
(b) Limon.
(c) Wichita.
(d) Lawrence.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 4, why does Smarsh's father strike her?

4. Where did Jeannie start first grade in the fall of 1968?

5. Who took Betty and Jeannie camping at Cheney Lake in Chapter 6?

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