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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 there was a good chance August would live in, hypothetically?
(a) A house that did not look like poor people lived there.
(b) A homeless shelter.
(c) A foreign country.
(d) A commune.

2. When did Smarsh say both her parents lost jobs and entered one of the hardest stretches of their lives?
(a) 2000.
(b) 2010.
(c) 2006.
(d) 2008.

3. Where did Jeannie start her third kindergarten?
(a) Colorado Springs.
(b) Lawrence.
(c) Wichita.
(d) Omaha.

4. Who did Smarsh's father marry in Chapter 4?
(a) Jennifer.
(b) Sally.
(c) Chris.
(d) Maria.

5. What did Jeannie tell Smarsh was the smartest investment in real estate?
(a) Buying the best house on a given block.
(b) Buying the worst house on a given block.
(c) Buying in a gentrifying neighborhood.
(d) Buying in a down market.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What problem did Smarsh realize her father suffered from in Chapter 4?

4. What phrase does Smarsh use to describe women on welfare in the late 1980s?

5. What kind of program does Smarsh's teacher recommend her for in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Part IV, how does Bob break Betty's heart?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. In Part IV, what does the maroon wall symbolize for Jeannie?

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