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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 born after Gladys and her first husband moved?
(a) Love.
(b) Sam.
(c) Anita.
(d) Anna.

2. What were dance marathons called?
(a) Danceathons.
(b) Runathons.
(c) Walkathons.
(d) Dance 'til you drop.

3. What did Anita find pleasure in during her adolescence?
(a) Music and her summers.
(b) Movies and tv.
(c) Summer and dinnertime.
(d) Music and poetry.

4. What was Gladys NOT, during the time Anita was growing up?
(a) A happy person.
(b) A giving person.
(c) A demonstrative person.
(d) A loving mom.

5. What ended the family's temporary happiness in Chapter 1?
(a) James proved to be as irresponsible as before.
(b) James moved out again.
(c) James took all of Gladys's money.
(d) They had to sell their house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened briefly that brought some happiness to the family in Chapter 1?

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

3. What did Gladys discover before she got married?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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