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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 4, where does Smarsh's father take her and Matt on a vacation?
(a) To the Ozarks.
(b) To California.
(c) To Florida.
(d) To the Black Hills of South Dakota.

4. How old was Smarsh when it was decided she would live mostly with Betty and Arnie?
(a) Just shy of 11.
(b) 8.
(c) 15.
(d) 4.

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

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

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

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

9. Which ex-husband of Betty's did Jeannie remember as a "belt-snapper?"
(a) Bob.
(b) Frederick.
(c) Ed.
(d) Arnie.

10. Who did Betty marry in 1971 to help her try to get her son back?
(a) Jeffrey.
(b) Harry.
(c) Miguel.
(d) Mark.

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

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

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

14. Where did Betty sometimes take Smarsh with her when there was no one to look after Smarsh as a child?
(a) The carnival.
(b) Work.
(c) Her doctor's appointments.
(d) The welfare office.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Betty meet soon after her breakup with Herb?

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

3. Why did Aaron beat Betty when she was a child, as told by Smarsh in Chapter 4?

4. What did Jeannie tell Smarsh was the smartest investment in real estate?

5. Who was Jeannie's new boyfriend in Part IV?

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