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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. How much was the house Nick and Chris bought in Chapter 5?
(a) $400,000.
(b) $125,000.
(c) $300,000.
(d) $200,000.
2. Where did Betty sometimes take Smarsh with her when there was no one to look after Smarsh as a child?
(a) Work.
(b) The welfare office.
(c) The carnival.
(d) Her doctor's appointments.
3. What would Betty say when she saw a homeless person at a Wichita intersection?
(a) Learn to feed yourself.
(b) Get a job.
(c) Find a shelter.
(d) The homeless shelter is that way.
4. Who was Jeannie's new boyfriend in Part IV?
(a) Marley.
(b) Ronald.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Bob.
5. Who did Betty meet soon after her breakup with Herb?
(a) Sal.
(b) Arnie.
(c) John.
(d) Harry.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Smarsh say was the "first residence" for anyone?
2. What did a big family of Vietnamese immigrants do for Jeannie to thank her for helping secure their home loan?
3. What did Smarsh think Jeannie's boyfriend Bob's house decorating style demonstrated about he and Jeannie?
4. Who was Betty's "brainy" older brother?
5. What was Bob's main reason for coming to find Betty after she left him?
Short Essay Questions
1. What made Betty's poverty more tolerable to other people, in Smarsh's opinion?
2. How does Smarsh win an essay contest in fifth grade in Part III?
3. In Part III, what does Smarsh's father do to her that she is very hurt by?
4. What was one reason Bob found it fairly easy to get full custody of his and Betty's son in Part IV?
5. How did Jeannie's boyfriend, also named Bob, treat Smarsh?
6. What did the family of Vietnamese immigrants do to express their gratitude for Jeannie's help getting them their house?
7. Why does Smarsh think being poor carries such a unique kind of shame in America?
8. Why does Smarsh think Betty did well in her job at the courthouse?
9. Why did Betty leave Ray, Jeannie's father?
10. In Part IV, what was Betty's husband Bob like to both her and Jeannie?
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