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

2. What does Anita note that her mother did not have in her life during her growing up years?
(a) A social life with people who care about her.
(b) Friends or a boyfriend.
(c) A boyfriend or a social life.
(d) Friends or a social life.

3. What happened briefly that brought some happiness to the family in Chapter 1?
(a) A brief remarriage of Gladys and James.
(b) A brief remarriage of Glady and Jimmy.
(c) A new house.
(d) A long vacation.

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

5. What was the result of James' behavior?
(a) Gladys divorced him.
(b) He went bankrupt.
(c) He lost his job.
(d) He lost his home.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did the newlywed couple move to?

3. What did Anita find pleasure in during her adolescence?

4. Who was born after Gladys and her first husband moved?

5. Where did Anita spend her summers?

(see the answer key)

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