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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Smarsh's local priest not like that her mother let Smarsh do?
(a) Wear pants and a tie to Sunday school.
(b) Eat during mass.
(c) Skip church.
(d) Sing during mass.

2. Why was health care rare where Smarsh was from, aside from the rising costs?
(a) The distrust people had in doctors.
(b) The rural location.
(c) The lack of good painkillers.
(d) The belief many people had that they could treat themselves.

3. What poplar concert series meant to provide assistance to farms did Arnie say he never saw a dime from?
(a) Rural Aid.
(b) Wheat Aid.
(c) Band Aid.
(d) Farm Aid.

4. What kind of toy did Jeannie have as a child that she was heartbroken to lose?
(a) A plastic doll.
(b) A soft blanket.
(c) A stuffed monkey.
(d) A stuffed bear.

5. Which city was Smarsh's family farm 30 miles west of?
(a) Texarcana.
(b) Omaha.
(c) Lawrence.
(d) Wichita.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did many of Smarsh's uncles, aunts and cousins work in Wichita?

2. How did Nick become poisoned in Chapter 2?

3. When did Betty and Arnie get married?

4. What did Smarsh remember her father letting her do when they visited Betty in the hospital?

5. Who was the first person to notice Jeannie's pregnancy?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part I, what do Smarsh's parents do around the Fourth of July to make a significant amount of money?

2. In Part I, what happens with Jeannie that Betty takes to heart because she thinks it symbolizes her failures as a mother?

3. What kinds of health epidemics does Smarsh say rural families often face today?

4. Why does Smarsh feel she needs to be so vigilant in childhood?

5. How does Smarsh define her family's poverty in Part I?

6. How does Nick become so sick in Part II?

7. What was Smarsh's relationship with her mother like when Smarsh was a young child?

8. In Part II, what event with small animals greatly upsets Smarsh?

9. In Part I, why was Jeannie considering calling off her wedding to Nick, and what changed her mind?

10. In Part I, what is one of Nick's greatest accomplishments in carpentry?

(see the answer keys)

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