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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times this week has Caesar dreamed of the mentally disabled woman he plans to defraud?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

2. What does the protagonist of "The First Day" notice as her mother walks away?
(a) The spot on her sock which she darned the night before.
(b) The cheap material her purse is made from.
(c) The way her clothes do not fit.
(d) The way her mother seems out of place.

3. In "The Girl Who Raised Pigeons," how many years pass before Betsy Ann wants to see the pigeons again?
(a) 3.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 2.

4. When was the last time Caesar had seen Sherman?
(a) 2 days ago.
(b) 2 weeks ago.
(c) 2 months ago.
(d) 3 days ago.

5. In "The First Day", what does the protagonist do as an "old, old game" between her and her mother?
(a) The protagonist bats her eyelashes.
(b) The protagonist squeezes her mother's hand too tight.
(c) The protagonist presses her mother's lips together.
(d) The protagonist pretends to refuse a kiss.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song does Anita ask Melanie to sing again?

2. Who accompanies Betsy Ann on her trips to retrieve her pigeons?

3. Where do Betsy Ann and her father live?

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the items the protagonist carries to school in "The First Day"?

5. In "The Girl Who Raised Pigeons", what game do the boys play in the schoolyard?

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