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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 sign does Betsy Ann take to mean that the pigeons have decided to roost in her coop?
(a) The birds seem to like her.
(b) The birds have made a nest.
(c) The birds no longer leave the coop.
(d) The birds cower in the corner of the coop all day.

2. 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 whispers to the protagonist that she is a big girl now.
(d) The protagonist's mother becomes angry that the protagonist is behaving in this way publicly.

3. What color is Clara's casket?
(a) White.
(b) Pink.
(c) Varnished pine.
(d) Black.

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

5. What does Betsy Ann say to her father about the pigeons?
(a) "They bite!"
(b) "They're dirty!"
(c) "They tickle."
(d) "They smell."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many pigeons does Miles give Betsy Ann?

3. What does the protagonist of "The First Day" have for breakfast?

4. Why does the protagonist's mother scold the protagonist while she is filling out paperwork in "The First Day"?

5. In "The Girl Who Raised Pigeons", what game do the boys play in the schoolyard?

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