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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 Cassandra carry in her pocket?
(a) Her mother's obituary.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) An eviction notice.
(d) Newspaper clippings of Rhonda's success, wrapped in tinfoil.

2. Where do Betsy Ann and her father live?
(a) In a house with Miles.
(b) In an apartment rented out by Betsy Ann's grandmother.
(c) In the basement of Jenny and Walter Creed's house.
(d) In an apartment on the third floor of Jenny and Walter Creed's house.

3. How does Betsy Ann's father deal with the dead pigeons?
(a) Betsy Ann's father cooks them for breakfast.
(b) Betsy Ann's father allows her to find and deal with them as a life lesson.
(c) Betsy Ann's father returns them to Miles and demands a refund.
(d) Betsy Ann's father places them in a burlap sack and disposes of them on the way to work.

4. What advice does Robert receive from Carleton and Carlos?
(a) "Don't overstay your welcome."
(b) "Don't go outside after dark."
(c) "Don't get lost in the city."
(d) "Don't cross Miss Jenny."

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color is Clara's casket?

3. Where do Betsy Ann's pigeons fly away to each morning?

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

5. What happens to Betsy Ann's pigeons?

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