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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 did the guest staying with Anita and her mom show towards Anita?
(a) More empathy than her mom.
(b) Less compassion than her mom.
(c) The same care as her mom.
(d) More love than her mom.

2. What did Anita feel she meant to her mother when she was growing up?
(a) She was extra baggage.
(b) She was expensive.
(c) She was a mistake.
(d) She was replaceable.

3. How does Chapter 1 describe Anita?
(a) Lonely but happy.
(b) Sad and miserable.
(c) Happy and joyful.
(d) Disruptive and emotionally bankrupt.

4. In Chapter 2, what did Gladys allow Anita to do?
(a) Go to college.
(b) Move in with her boyfriend.
(c) Work in a bar, singing.
(d) Travel throughout the Midwest.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Anita long for during Chapter 2?

2. Which of the following was NOT used to describe James in Chapter 1?

3. Who did Anita spend her summers with?

4. What did Gladys have to do to support herself and her daughter?

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

(see the answer key)

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