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

2. Who was the District Attorney Smarsh ran into at work with her grandmother?
(a) Mark Meadon.
(b) Nola Foulston.
(c) Jennifer Smith.
(d) Marley Davidson.

3. What bad habit did Smarsh herself pick up in Chapter 4?
(a) She began to sell drugs.
(b) She began to lie about being out late.
(c) She began to steal small things from shops.
(d) She began to drink heavily.

4. In Chapter 5, how much did Nick pay in rent for 16 years for his apartment?
(a) $1,000 per month.
(b) $600 per month.
(c) $200 per month.
(d) $375 per month.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Smarsh say in Chapter 5 that most people associate poverty with?

2. Which judge did Betty have a particularly friendly relationship with?

3. What sport did Smarsh participate in at Murdock?

4. What show did Smarsh often like to watch with Arnie?

5. Where did Betty sometimes take Smarsh with her when there was no one to look after Smarsh as a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Betty leave Ray, Jeannie's father?

2. How did Jeannie's boyfriend, also named Bob, treat Smarsh?

3. In Part III, what is Smarsh's stepmother Chris like?

4. How does Smarsh win an essay contest in fifth grade in Part III?

5. Why does Smarsh think being poor carries such a unique kind of shame in America?

6. In Part III, what does Smarsh's father do to her that she is very hurt by?

7. What does Smarsh say is a big differences between the poor and the middle-and-upper-class families who make mistakes?

8. What habit does Smarsh pick up in Part III that she sometimes tells God she will try to stop?

9. What did the family of Vietnamese immigrants do to express their gratitude for Jeannie's help getting them their house?

10. Why does Smarsh go to live with her grandparents just before turning 11?

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