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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Anita's father tell her about Anacostia?
(a) Anita should never go there because it is too far away.
(b) People there still live with chickens and cows.
(c) Anacostia is a place full of criminals and thieves.
(d) Anacostia is a place for men to live with their mistresses.

2. Who had told Caesar that dreams were a good sign for a conman?
(a) Manny.
(b) Soto.
(c) Sherman.
(d) Carol.

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

4. What time is it when Melanie approaches Cassandra while she is sitting in her brother-in-law's car?
(a) 4:00.
(b) 3:30.
(c) 4:30.
(d) 2:30.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which church does the protagonist's mother attend in "The First Day"?

2. In "The First Day", the admissions staff members at Seaton Elementary look like models out of which of the following magazines?

3. Where did Caesar get his first gun?

4. What does Cassandra call Rhonda Ferguson's father?

5. When does "The First Day" take place?

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