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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "The Girl Who Raised Pigeons", what game do the boys play in the schoolyard?
(a) Poison.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Dodge ball.
(d) Jumprope.

3. What does Cassandra call Rhonda Ferguson's father?
(a) Daddy Ferguson.
(b) Mr. Ferguson.
(c) Sir.
(d) Fergie.

4. To what does the protagonist compare the admissions worker's pearls in "The First Day"?
(a) Jumbo-sized marbles.
(b) Pebbles.
(c) Gumballs.
(d) Golf balls.

5. Why does the protagonist's mother scold the protagonist while she is filling out paperwork in "The First Day"?
(a) The protagonist is antagonizing another student.
(b) The protagonist is fussing with her clothes.
(c) The protagonist is staring at a judgmental little girl.
(d) The protagonist is misbehaving out of boredom.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The First Day", what does the protagonist liken her mother to as her mother pulls documents from her purse?

3. What is the last thing the protagonist hears of her mother as she starts class in "The First Day"?

4. In "The Girl Who Raised Pigeons", how old is Miles?

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

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