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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Young Lions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The First Day", what does the protagonist liken her mother to as her mother pulls documents from her purse?
(a) A bumbling fool.
(b) A library.
(c) A secretary.
(d) A magician.

2. A woman in "The First Day" has fashioned hair curlers out of which of the following?
(a) Cardboard tubes.
(b) Candy wrappers.
(c) Paper money.
(d) Newspaper.

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

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

5. What is Manny doing at the table when Caesar arrives?
(a) Manny is reading the Post aloud.
(b) Manny is counting cash.
(c) Manny is rolling a cigarette.
(d) Manny is eating a late breakfast.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprising news does Clara give Jenny?

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

3. Where do Betsy Ann and her father live?

4. Where does Jenny encounter Clara and Robert?

5. What sign does Betsy Ann take to mean that the pigeons have decided to roost in her coop?

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