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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Store.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color are the protagonist's socks in "The First Day"?
(a) White trimmed with green.
(b) Yellow trimmed in white and black.
(c) White.
(d) One is black, one is white.

2. What school does Lonney attend part-time?
(a) D.C. Technical College.
(b) American.
(c) University of Virginia.
(d) Howard.

3. What kind of shirt does Manny always wear?
(a) An undershirt.
(b) A collared dress shirt.
(c) A Hawaiian shirt.
(d) An oversized t-shirt.

4. What is Miles' profession?
(a) Line cook.
(b) Executive assistant.
(c) Barber.
(d) Street sweeper.

5. What does Cassandra fight with her brother-in-law about?
(a) The time she is supposed to be home at night.
(b) Cassandra's truancy.
(c) Cassandra's foul language.
(d) The amount of food she eats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Betsy Ann's pigeons?

2. In "Young Lions", what is the first thing Caesar eats/drinks from the refrigerator?

3. In "The First Day", what does the protagonist liken her mother to as her mother pulls documents from her purse?

4. What does the protagonist's mother see as the "beginning and end of the world"?

5. What surprising news does Clara give Jenny?

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