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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What business did Dorothy start in Chapter 5 that was fairly successful?
(a) A hair salon.
(b) A truck stop diner.
(c) A makeup business.
(d) A gun shop.

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

3. What kind of program does Smarsh's teacher recommend her for in Chapter 4?
(a) The gifted program.
(b) The special needs program.
(c) The dance program.
(d) The carpentry program.

4. What did Betty say to Smarsh about the county jail, the entrance to which they would pass on their way to Betty's office?
(a) They state should release all non-violent offenders, and now.
(b) The jail was chronically overcrowded.
(c) Everyone in there deserved to be in there.
(d) Be good, because Smarsh did not want to end up in there.

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

6. What did Ray do to Betty in Chapter 6 that could easily have killed her?
(a) Poisoned her.
(b) Made her drink too much alcohol.
(c) Shot her in the arm.
(d) Stabbed her in the foot.

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

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

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

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

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

12. Who was Betty's "brainy" older brother?
(a) Robert.
(b) Arnie.
(c) Chic.
(d) Carl.

13. What did Smarsh say was the "first residence" for anyone?
(a) A father.
(b) A mother.
(c) A small apartment.
(d) A trailer.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of Smarsh's elementary school in Chapter 4?

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

4. Who was the president during the start of the Great Depression?

5. Who tells Smarsh she is smarter than most adults he knows?

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