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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 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.

2. What does the janitor, Jake Horton, send to Betsy Ann?
(a) A blue rattle.
(b) A pink carriage.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Pigeons.

3. Which school is the protagonist of "The First Day" zoned for?
(a) Lincoln Memorial Elementary.
(b) Seaton Elementary.
(c) Walker-Jones Elementary.
(d) Lafayette Elementary.

4. What does Cassandra fight with her brother-in-law about?
(a) The time she is supposed to be home at night.
(b) The amount of food she eats.
(c) Cassandra's foul language.
(d) Cassandra's truancy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cassandra smoking at the opening of the story?

2. How does Betsy Ann's father get to work in the morning?

3. Where does Jenny encounter Clara and Robert?

4. Which elementary school does the protagonist's mother want her to attend in "The First Day"?

5. What does the protagonist of "The First Day" wear in the opening scene?

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