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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. Why does the protagonist's mother need help with the school forms in "The First Day"?
(a) The protagonist's mother has never enrolled a child before.
(b) The protagonist's mother does not understand the new forms.
(c) The protagonist's mother cannot read.
(d) The protagonist's mother can read but not write.

2. How much does the protagonist's mother give to the woman who assists in completing the forms in "The First Day"?
(a) 50 cents.
(b) $50.
(c) 5 cents.
(d) $5.

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

4. What is the last thing the protagonist hears of her mother as she starts class in "The First Day"?
(a) The sound of her proud laugh.
(b) A soft sniffle.
(c) The clacking of her heels.
(d) The sound of her voice greeting other children.

5. In "The Girl Who Raised Pigeons," how many years pass before Betsy Ann wants to see the pigeons again?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Betsy Ann's father get to work in the morning?

2. How much does Mildred give Cassandra for gas?

3. What is the only reason Cassandra does not think it would be fair to shoot the fathers of Joyce's and Pearl's babies?

4. What color are the protagonist's socks in "The First Day"?

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

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