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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Night Rhonda Ferguson Was Killed.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Night Rhonda Ferguson Was Killed", when the car stalls, who is able to get it started?
(a) Anita.
(b) Wesley.
(c) Melanie.
(d) Cassandra.

2. What is the only reason Cassandra does not think it would be fair to shoot the fathers of Joyce's and Pearl's babies?
(a) The boys' families would miss them.
(b) Boys will be boys.
(c) The "It takes two to tango" rule.
(d) The boys offered to marry the girls.

3. In "The Girl Who Raised Pigeons", what game do the boys play in the schoolyard?
(a) Poison.
(b) Jumprope.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Dodge ball.

4. How does Betsy Ann's father get to work in the morning?
(a) By taxicab.
(b) By bus.
(c) By car.
(d) By train.

5. How old is the protagonist of "The First Day"?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does "The First Day" take place?

2. Who accompanies Betsy Ann on her trips to retrieve her pigeons?

3. What does Betsy Ann say to her father about the pigeons?

4. What experience has taught Cassandra that asking questions can be dangerous?

5. To what does the narrator compare the first set of baby pigeons?

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