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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. When the protagonist of "The First Day" initiates the "old, old game", how does her mother respond?
(a) The protagonist's mother becomes angry that the protagonist is behaving in this way publicly.
(b) The protagonist's mother smiles and plays along.
(c) The protagonist's mother whispers to the protagonist that she is a big girl now.
(d) The protagonist's mother breaks from her role in the game to dismiss the protagonist's action.

2. Which elementary school does the protagonist's mother want her to attend in "The First Day"?
(a) Lafayette Elementary.
(b) Walker-Jones Elementary.
(c) Seaton Elementary.
(d) Lincoln Memorial Elementary.

3. How many pigeons does Miles give Betsy Ann?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

4. To what does the narrator compare the first set of baby pigeons?
(a) Aliens.
(b) Worms.
(c) Mice.
(d) Baby vultures.

5. How much does Mildred give Cassandra for gas?
(a) Nothing extra.
(b) $3.
(c) $20.
(d) $5.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose pigeons does Betsy Ann go to visit for the second time?

2. To what does the protagonist compare the admissions worker's pearls in "The First Day"?

3. What time is it when Melanie approaches Cassandra while she is sitting in her brother-in-law's car?

4. In "The Girl Who Raised Pigeons", how old is Miles?

5. What sign does Betsy Ann take to mean that the pigeons have decided to roost in her coop?

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