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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which ex-husband of Betty's did Jeannie remember as a "belt-snapper?"
2. Which Senator did a highly publicized investigation into supposedly rampant welfare fraud in 1962?
3. How old was Smarsh's Grandma Teresa when the Equal Rights Amendment was introduced in Congress?
4. Who was Betty's "brainy" older brother?
5. Why did Aaron beat Betty when she was a child, as told by Smarsh in Chapter 4?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why were Smarsh and her brother embarrassed when their father drove them to school in Part III?
2. In Part IV, what did Ray once offer to do for Betty that was criminal but that Betty tells Smarsh she considered?
3. Why does Smarsh think Betty did well in her job at the courthouse?
4. What made Betty's poverty more tolerable to other people, in Smarsh's opinion?
5. What was one reason Bob found it fairly easy to get full custody of his and Betty's son in Part IV?
6. Why was school so much better for Smarsh in Wichita than it had been at her old school?
7. In Part IV, how does Bob break Betty's heart?
8. How does Smarsh win an essay contest in fifth grade in Part III?
9. In Part III, what does Smarsh's father do to her that she is very hurt by?
10. What does Smarsh say is a big differences between the poor and the middle-and-upper-class families who make mistakes?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
By Part V of the book, what kind of relationship does Smarsh share with her mother Jeannie? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
Throughout the entire book, once Smarsh comes of age, why is she so determined not to get pregnant? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
How does Smarsh seem to view the classic idea enshrined in the American psyche of the American Dream? What has hers and her family's experience of this idea been? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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