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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 say Ronald Reagan built his presidential campaign in 1979 around?
(a) Shaming the poor.
(b) Raising taxes.
(c) Touting social programs.
(d) Cleaning up crime.

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

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

4. Who was one of Betty's sisters?
(a) Jeannie.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Polly.
(d) Jennifer.

5. What problem did Smarsh realize her father suffered from in Chapter 4?
(a) She realized he might be bipolar.
(b) Opioid abuse.
(c) Methamphetamine abuse.
(d) Gambling addiction.

Short Answer Questions

1. What car was Betty driving in Chapter 5 that she just left at the mechanic's when it broke down?

2. What did Smarsh say there was a good chance August would live in, hypothetically?

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

4. What business did Dorothy start in Chapter 5 that was fairly successful?

5. What did Ray do to Betty in Chapter 6 that could easily have killed her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was one reason Bob found it fairly easy to get full custody of his and Betty's son in Part IV?

3. Why does Smarsh think Betty did well in her job at the courthouse?

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

5. What happens to Betty's mother in Part IV that has a negative effect on Betty and her young siblings at the time?

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

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

8. What made Betty's poverty more tolerable to other people, in Smarsh's opinion?

9. What does Smarsh learn from her father Nick regarding houses?

10. What happens that leads to Nick losing his house in Part IV?

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