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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 does "The First Day" take place?
(a) August.
(b) July.
(c) September.
(d) June.

2. Whose pigeons does Betsy Ann go to visit for the second time?
(a) Robert's.
(b) Miles'.
(c) Clara's.
(d) Miss Jenny's.

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

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

5. When the girls arrive at Mildred Harper's house, what does Mildred do?
(a) Mildred shoves Gladys and a box of possessions into the car and walks away.
(b) Mildred slaps them for daring to come to her house.
(c) Mildred calls for Gladys to answer the door.
(d) Mildred feeds them a dinner of fried chicken, string beans, potato salad, and rolls.

Short Answer Questions

1. A woman in "The First Day" has fashioned hair curlers out of which of the following?

2. Where do Betsy Ann's pigeons fly away to each morning?

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

4. What surprising news does Clara give Jenny?

5. What does Cassandra call Rhonda Ferguson's father?

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