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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The First Day.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In "The First Day", what does the protagonist do as an "old, old game" between her and her mother?
(a) The protagonist squeezes her mother's hand too tight.
(b) The protagonist bats her eyelashes.
(c) The protagonist pretends to refuse a kiss.
(d) The protagonist presses her mother's lips together.

5. Where does Jenny encounter Clara and Robert?
(a) Standing on the sidewalk outside her house.
(b) Walking through Central Park.
(c) Outside Hahn's shoe store.
(d) On the subway.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sign does Betsy Ann take to mean that the pigeons have decided to roost in her coop?

2. How many pigeons does Miles give Betsy Ann?

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

4. What does the protagonist's mother do when the teacher introduces herself in "The First Day"?

5. What smell does the protagonist of "The First Day" notice each time she turns her head?

(see the answer key)

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