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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. When does "The First Day" take place?
(a) September.
(b) June.
(c) July.
(d) August.

2. To what does the narrator compare the first set of baby pigeons?
(a) Mice.
(b) Aliens.
(c) Baby vultures.
(d) Worms.

3. How does Betsy Ann's father get to work in the morning?
(a) By bus.
(b) By taxicab.
(c) By car.
(d) By train.

4. What does Cassandra fight with her brother-in-law about?
(a) Cassandra's truancy.
(b) The amount of food she eats.
(c) Cassandra's foul language.
(d) The time she is supposed to be home at night.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose pigeons does Betsy Ann go to visit for the second time?

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

3. When does "The Night Rhonda Ferguson Was Killed" take place?

4. What does the protagonist of "The First Day" notice as her mother walks away?

5. How much will Gladys' mother pay Cassandra to drive Gladys?

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