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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of shirt does Manny always wear?
(a) An oversized t-shirt.
(b) A collared dress shirt.
(c) A Hawaiian shirt.
(d) An undershirt.

3. 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 library.
(c) A secretary.
(d) A bumbling fool.

4. What is Cassandra smoking at the opening of the story?
(a) Virginia Slims.
(b) Marlboros.
(c) Chesterfields.
(d) Marijuana.

5. How does Betsy Ann's father get to work in the morning?
(a) By train.
(b) By taxicab.
(c) By car.
(d) By bus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose pigeons does Betsy Ann go to visit for the second time?

2. What advice does Robert receive from Carleton and Carlos?

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

4. Where do Betsy Ann's pigeons fly away to each morning?

5. How does Rhonda die?

(see the answer key)

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