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

2. What color are the pigeons Betsy Ann receives from Miles?
(a) Black.
(b) Grey.
(c) Red and white.
(d) White and black.

3. How does Betsy Ann's father get to work in the morning?
(a) By train.
(b) By car.
(c) By taxicab.
(d) By bus.

4. When the protagonist of "The First Day" initiates the "old, old game", how does her mother respond?
(a) The protagonist's mother smiles and plays along.
(b) The protagonist's mother breaks from her role in the game to dismiss the protagonist's action.
(c) The protagonist's mother becomes angry that the protagonist is behaving in this way publicly.
(d) The protagonist's mother whispers to the protagonist that she is a big girl now.

5. What smell does the protagonist of "The First Day" notice each time she turns her head?
(a) Dixie Peach hair grease.
(b) Chemically treated hair.
(c) Fresh soap.
(d) Gardenia perfume behind her ear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Janet teach Robert to do using a blond baby doll?

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

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

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

5. What are Robert and Clara pretending to fight over?

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