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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. Where do Betsy Ann's pigeons fly away to each morning?
(a) Miles' house.
(b) The roof.
(c) The bell tower.
(d) The park.

2. What smell does the protagonist of "The First Day" notice each time she turns her head?
(a) Chemically treated hair.
(b) Gardenia perfume behind her ear.
(c) Dixie Peach hair grease.
(d) Fresh soap.

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

4. What sign does Betsy Ann take to mean that the pigeons have decided to roost in her coop?
(a) The birds cower in the corner of the coop all day.
(b) The birds no longer leave the coop.
(c) The birds have made a nest.
(d) The birds seem to like her.

5. What surprising news does Clara give Jenny?
(a) Clara tells Jenny that her mother has passed away.
(b) Clara tells Jenny that she and Robert are recently engaged.
(c) Clara tells Jenny that she and Robert are expecting.
(d) Clara tells Jenny that Robert has enlisted in the army.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the girls arrive at Mildred Harper's house, what does Mildred do?

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

3. What advice does Robert receive from Carleton and Carlos?

4. What does Cassandra ask Joyce Moses?

5. What does Cassandra call Rhonda Ferguson's father?

(see the answer key)

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