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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. How old was Smarsh's Grandma Teresa when the Equal Rights Amendment was introduced in Congress?
2. Which judge did Betty have a particularly friendly relationship with?
3. Which ex-husband of Betty's did Jeannie remember as a "belt-snapper?"
4. What was the name of Smarsh's elementary school in Chapter 4?
5. What did Smarsh say society told Americans about people in bad financial situations in the late twentieth century?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did the family of Vietnamese immigrants do to express their gratitude for Jeannie's help getting them their house?
2. What happens to Betty's mother in Part IV that has a negative effect on Betty and her young siblings at the time?
3. What does Smarsh learn from her father Nick regarding houses?
4. In Part IV, what did Ray once offer to do for Betty that was criminal but that Betty tells Smarsh she considered?
5. What does Smarsh say is a big differences between the poor and the middle-and-upper-class families who make mistakes?
6. Why were Smarsh and her brother embarrassed when their father drove them to school in Part III?
7. Why does Smarsh think Betty did well in her job at the courthouse?
8. In Part III, what is Smarsh's stepmother Chris like?
9. Why does Smarsh go to live with her grandparents just before turning 11?
10. In Part III, what does Smarsh's father do to her that she is very hurt by?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
How did losing, and then reconnecting many years later, with her son Bo (Robert) affect Betty? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to help support your claims.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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