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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. What happens to Betsy Ann's pigeons?
(a) A neighbor, tired of the noise and smell, poisons them.
(b) The pigeons escape from the coop and fly away for good.
(c) All but two of the pigeons are killed by rats.
(d) Betsy Ann sets them free.

2. What are Robert and Clara pretending to fight over?
(a) Cab fare.
(b) Places where they can eat dinner.
(c) Use of an umbrella.
(d) Their share of the newspaper.

3. What sign does Betsy Ann take to mean that the pigeons have decided to roost in her coop?
(a) The birds cower in the corner of the coop all day.
(b) The birds have made a nest.
(c) The birds no longer leave the coop.
(d) The birds seem to like her.

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

5. What does Janet teach Robert to do using a blond baby doll?
(a) Change a girl's diaper.
(b) Comb a girl's hair.
(c) Braid a girl's hair.
(d) Pin a girl's dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Clara's casket?

2. What did Anita's father tell her about Anacostia?

3. Which school is the protagonist of "The First Day" zoned for?

4. How does Betsy Ann's father deal with the dead pigeons?

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

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