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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What interrupts Cassandra as she writes her phone number down for Wesley?
(a) Wesley changes his mind about the date.
(b) Melanie screams from the front porch.
(c) Anita begins to tease her mercilessly.
(d) The car lurches into gear.

2. Where did Caesar first see the mentally handicapped woman?
(a) Walking into the grocery store.
(b) Standing outside the social security office.
(c) Waiting for the bus with her housemates.
(d) Walking to work on the sidewalk.

3. How old are the mentally handicapped woman and her housemates?
(a) At least 30 years old.
(b) At least 40 years old.
(c) Clearly over 50 years old.
(d) Around 20-25 years old.

4. What does Betsy Ann say to her father about the pigeons?
(a) "They bite!"
(b) "They smell."
(c) "They're dirty!"
(d) "They tickle."

5. What put Sherman in the hospital?
(a) A stabbing wound from a dispute.
(b) A robbery gone bad.
(c) A drive-by shooting.
(d) A drug overdose.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Cassandra fight with her brother-in-law about?

3. Where do Betsy Ann and her father live?

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

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

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