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

2. What does the protagonist of "The First Day" wear in the opening scene?
(a) A blue-and-green cotton dress.
(b) Jeans and a t-shirt.
(c) A school uniform.
(d) A red jumper with a white blouse.

3. What color are the pigeons Betsy Ann receives from Miles?
(a) Black.
(b) Red and white.
(c) White and black.
(d) Grey.

4. What does Cassandra call Rhonda Ferguson's father?
(a) Fergie.
(b) Sir.
(c) Mr. Ferguson.
(d) Daddy Ferguson.

5. What does the protagonist's mother see as the "beginning and end of the world"?
(a) Education.
(b) Honor.
(c) Respect.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which church does the protagonist's mother attend in "The First Day"?

2. What is Miles' profession?

3. When the girls arrive at Mildred Harper's house, what does Mildred do?

4. What are Robert and Clara pretending to fight over?

5. What happens to Betsy Ann's pigeons?

(see the answer key)

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