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

2. What did Anita long for during Chapter 2?
(a) A lifestyle more appropriate for adults.
(b) A lifestyle of freedom.
(c) Affection.
(d) Love.

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

4. What did Gladys discover before she got married?
(a) She hates her life.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She hates her dad.
(d) She is in love.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Anita faced with that made her runaway from home?

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

3. What did the guest staying with Anita and her mom show towards Anita?

4. What did Anita feel she meant to her mother when she was growing up?

5. What was Gladys NOT, during the time Anita was growing up?

(see the answer key)

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