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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-2: Excess Baggage, Cutting Loose.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much could one earn in a dance marathon?
(a) The title.
(b) Gift certificates.
(c) A trophy.
(d) A substantial amount for the times.

2. Who was Anita involved with in dance contests?
(a) A young man.
(b) An older man.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) A boy her age.

3. What did Gladys have to do to support herself and her daughter?
(a) Make Anita perform for money.
(b) Go to work.
(c) Worked in a night club.
(d) Sell her paintings.

4. How old is Anita during Chapter 2?
(a) 14 years old.
(b) 15 years old.
(c) 13 years old.
(d) 12 years old.

5. In what time period was Anita's adolescence?
(a) The Vietnam War.
(b) World War I.
(c) World War II.
(d) The Great Depression.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the person who stayed with Anita and her mom during Chapter 2?

2. What did Anita attend a great deal during her summers?

3. Who is Gladys?

4. What did James NOT do?

5. How does Chapter 1 describe Anita?

(see the answer key)

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