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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Miles' profession?
(a) Barber.
(b) Executive assistant.
(c) Line cook.
(d) Street sweeper.

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

3. What does Cassandra carry in her pocket?
(a) Her mother's obituary.
(b) Newspaper clippings of Rhonda's success, wrapped in tinfoil.
(c) An eviction notice.
(d) Cigarettes.

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

5. How much does the protagonist's mother give to the woman who assists in completing the forms in "The First Day"?
(a) $5.
(b) 50 cents.
(c) $50.
(d) 5 cents.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The First Day", what time does the protagonist's mother promise to pick her up?

2. How many times this week has Caesar dreamed of the mentally disabled woman he plans to defraud?

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

4. What happens to Betsy Ann's pigeons?

5. Why does the protagonist's mother scold the protagonist while she is filling out paperwork in "The First Day"?

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