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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Betsy Ann's pigeons?
(a) Betsy Ann sets them free.
(b) A neighbor, tired of the noise and smell, poisons them.
(c) The pigeons escape from the coop and fly away for good.
(d) All but two of the pigeons are killed by rats.

2. In "The First Day", what time does the protagonist's mother promise to pick her up?
(a) 2:00.
(b) 11:00.
(c) 1:00.
(d) 12:00.

3. Why does the protagonist's mother need help with the school forms in "The First Day"?
(a) The protagonist's mother can read but not write.
(b) The protagonist's mother cannot read.
(c) The protagonist's mother has never enrolled a child before.
(d) The protagonist's mother does not understand the new forms.

4. Why does Caesar dislike it when Manny calls his apartment?
(a) Caesar does not want Carol to find out what he is planning to do.
(b) Caesar has been trying to distance himself from Manny.
(c) Manny whispers everything over the phone, making it seem obscene.
(d) Caesar does not want there to be record of any communications between himself and Manny.

5. What does Cassandra call Rhonda Ferguson's father?
(a) Daddy Ferguson.
(b) Fergie.
(c) Mr. Ferguson.
(d) Sir.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song does Anita ask Melanie to sing again?

2. Which school is the protagonist of "The First Day" zoned for?

3. Where was the last place Caesar saw Sherman?

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

5. What are Robert and Clara pretending to fight over?

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