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

2. What car was Betty driving in Chapter 5 that she just left at the mechanic's when it broke down?
(a) A Corvette.
(b) A Mercury.
(c) A Ford pickup.
(d) A Honda.

3. What job did the judge tell Betty was no job for a woman?
(a) Correctional officer.
(b) Parole officer.
(c) Officer of the court.
(d) County subpoena officer for the juvenile court.

4. What was one of the things that hindered Betty from retaining custody of her son with Bob?
(a) She had just gotten fired from her job.
(b) She had just been admitted to a mental health hospital.
(c) She was gearing up for her third divorce.
(d) She was pregnant again.

5. What movie did Smarsh cite as having paricularly harmful stereotypes of rural people in Chapter 4?
(a) Deliverance.
(b) Shane.
(c) The OK Corral.
(d) Highlander.

Short Answer Questions

1. What car did Nick sometimes drive Smarsh and her brother to school in?

2. Which of the following artists did Jeannie often listen to after her divorce?

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

4. What did a big family of Vietnamese immigrants do for Jeannie to thank her for helping secure their home loan?

5. Where did Jeannie start first grade in the fall of 1968?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What were some of the government assistance programs Smarsh and her brother benefitted from as children?

5. Why were Smarsh and her brother embarrassed when their father drove them to school in Part III?

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

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

8. In Part IV, what was Betty's husband Bob like to both her and Jeannie?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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