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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Butterfly on F Street and Gospel.

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

3. Who accompanies Betsy Ann on her trips to retrieve her pigeons?
(a) Jenny.
(b) Ralph Holley.
(c) Clara.
(d) Robert.

4. How old is Pookie when he decides not to visit his father anymore?
(a) 13.
(b) 19.
(c) 17.
(d) 15.

5. In "The First Day", what does the protagonist liken her mother to as her mother pulls documents from her purse?
(a) A library.
(b) A secretary.
(c) A magician.
(d) A bumbling fool.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Manny doing at the table when Caesar arrives?

2. How many times this week has Caesar dreamed of the mentally disabled woman he plans to defraud?

3. Where does Mildred want to go during the conversation with the woman?

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

5. In "An Orange Line Train to Ballston", what part of the train system fascinates Marvin?

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