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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through An Orange Line Train to Ballston and The Sunday Following Mother's Day.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Robert and Clara pretending to fight over?
(a) Use of an umbrella.
(b) Their share of the newspaper.
(c) Cab fare.
(d) Places where they can eat dinner.

2. What does the janitor, Jake Horton, send to Betsy Ann?
(a) Pigeons.
(b) A pink carriage.
(c) Flowers.
(d) A blue rattle.

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

4. What does the protagonist's mother see as the "beginning and end of the world"?
(a) Honor.
(b) Respect.
(c) Money.
(d) Education.

5. In "The Girl Who Raised Pigeons", how old is Miles?
(a) 32.
(b) 56.
(c) 64.
(d) 43.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who accompanies Betsy Ann on her trips to retrieve her pigeons?

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics the protagonist of "The Store" lists about himself in regard to his service at his first job?

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

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

5. What interrupts Cassandra as she writes her phone number down for Wesley?

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