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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 does Cassandra do to retaliate against her brother-in-law after their morning fight?
(a) Cassandra skips school to smoke.
(b) Cassandra runs away.
(c) Cassandra takes his car.
(d) Cassandra lays him out with a punch to the jaw.

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

3. Where was the last place Caesar saw Sherman?
(a) County Jail.
(b) Howard Hospital.
(c) His apartment.
(d) Mt. Carmel Baptist Church.

4. What does the protagonist's mother do when the teacher introduces herself in "The First Day"?
(a) The protagonist's mother smiles proudly.
(b) The protagonist's mother challenges the woman because she seems too young.
(c) The protagonist's mother tears up a bit.
(d) The protagonist's mother stares at her.

5. In "The Sunday Following Mother's Day", on what street was the family's apartment located?
(a) 3rd Street.
(b) 5th Street.
(c) M Street.
(d) Kenyon Ave.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Betsy Ann's father deal with the dead pigeons?

2. What kind of shirt does Manny always wear?

3. In "Young Lions", what is the first thing Caesar eats/drinks from the refrigerator?

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

5. In "The Girl Who Raised Pigeons," how many years pass before Betsy Ann wants to see the pigeons again?

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