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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which church does the protagonist's mother attend in "The First Day"?
(a) Mt. Carmel Baptist.
(b) First Baptist Church.
(c) First Methodist Church.
(d) St. John's Lutheran.

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

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

4. What is Miles' profession?
(a) Barber.
(b) Line cook.
(c) Executive assistant.
(d) Street sweeper.

5. A woman in "The First Day" has fashioned hair curlers out of which of the following?
(a) Cardboard tubes.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) Paper money.
(d) Candy wrappers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which elementary school does the protagonist's mother want her to attend in "The First Day"?

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

4. What is the last thing the protagonist hears of her mother as she starts class in "The First Day"?

5. How many pigeons does Miles give Betsy Ann?

(see the answer key)

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