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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 fight with her brother-in-law about?
(a) The time she is supposed to be home at night.
(b) Cassandra's foul language.
(c) The amount of food she eats.
(d) Cassandra's truancy.

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

3. How much did the copy of the trial manuscript cost?
(a) $75.86.
(b) $57.40.
(c) $20.80.
(d) $86.75.

4. What does Maddie think the blood seeping out of Angie's body represents?
(a) The end of her brother's life.
(b) The anger, hatred, and resentment of marriage.
(c) The loss of her innocence, joy, and kindness.
(d) The end of her friend's life.

5. Where does Jenny encounter Clara and Robert?
(a) Outside Hahn's shoe store.
(b) Walking through Central Park.
(c) On the subway.
(d) Standing on the sidewalk outside her house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the last place Caesar saw Sherman?

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

3. What was Angie holding in her hand at the time of her death?

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

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

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