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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Night Rhonda Ferguson Was Killed.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the protagonist's mother see as the "beginning and end of the world"?
(a) Education.
(b) Respect.
(c) Money.
(d) Honor.

2. What did Anita's father tell her about Anacostia?
(a) Anacostia is a place for men to live with their mistresses.
(b) Anacostia is a place full of criminals and thieves.
(c) Anita should never go there because it is too far away.
(d) People there still live with chickens and cows.

3. What does Cassandra do instead of attending class?
(a) Cassandra fantasizes about killing her brother-in-law.
(b) Cassandra drives around town looking for work.
(c) Cassandra cares for her niece.
(d) Cassandra sits outside the classroom antagonizing her teacher.

4. Whose pigeons does Betsy Ann go to visit for the second time?
(a) Miles'.
(b) Miss Jenny's.
(c) Clara's.
(d) Robert's.

5. What does Cassandra call Rhonda Ferguson's father?
(a) Daddy Ferguson.
(b) Mr. Ferguson.
(c) Sir.
(d) Fergie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprising news does Clara give Jenny?

2. Where does Jenny encounter Clara and Robert?

3. What color are the pigeons Betsy Ann receives from Miles?

4. What does Cassandra fight with her brother-in-law about?

5. In "The First Day", what does the protagonist do as an "old, old game" between her and her mother?

(see the answer key)

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