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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color are the pigeons Betsy Ann receives from Miles?
(a) Red and white.
(b) Black.
(c) Grey.
(d) White and black.

2. What type of job does Manny offer to Caesar to tide him over until he succeeds with his heist?
(a) Security.
(b) Bartending.
(c) Trash detail.
(d) Busing tables.

3. What sign does Betsy Ann take to mean that the pigeons have decided to roost in her coop?
(a) The birds seem to like her.
(b) The birds no longer leave the coop.
(c) The birds cower in the corner of the coop all day.
(d) The birds have made a nest.

4. What color is Clara's casket?
(a) Pink.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Varnished pine.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where do Betsy Ann and her father live?

3. To what does the narrator compare the first set of baby pigeons?

4. What color are the protagonist's socks in "The First Day"?

5. To what does the protagonist compare the admissions worker's pearls in "The First Day"?

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