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

2. To what does the narrator compare the first set of baby pigeons?
(a) Aliens.
(b) Mice.
(c) Worms.
(d) Baby vultures.

3. What color are the protagonist's socks in "The First Day"?
(a) One is black, one is white.
(b) Yellow trimmed in white and black.
(c) White trimmed with green.
(d) White.

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

5. In "The First Day", the admissions staff members at Seaton Elementary look like models out of which of the following magazines?
(a) Marie Claire.
(b) Ebony.
(c) Vogue.
(d) Good Housekeeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which church does the protagonist's mother attend in "The First Day"?

2. What does the janitor, Jake Horton, send to Betsy Ann?

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

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

5. How old is the protagonist of "The First Day"?

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