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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A New Man, A Dark Night, and Marie.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Marie yell at the secretary of the Social Security office?
(a) The secretary sucked her teeth.
(b) The secretary rolled her eyes at Marie.
(c) The secretary refused to call upstairs for the supervisor.
(d) The secretary let her wait all day for an appointment that never happened.

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

3. What put Sherman in the hospital?
(a) A drive-by shooting.
(b) A drug overdose.
(c) A robbery gone bad.
(d) A stabbing wound from a dispute.

4. Whose pigeons does Betsy Ann go to visit for the second time?
(a) Miss Jenny's.
(b) Miles'.
(c) Clara's.
(d) Robert's.

5. When the protagonist of "The First Day" initiates the "old, old game", how does her mother respond?
(a) The protagonist's mother smiles and plays along.
(b) The protagonist's mother breaks from her role in the game to dismiss the protagonist's action.
(c) The protagonist's mother becomes angry that the protagonist is behaving in this way publicly.
(d) The protagonist's mother whispers to the protagonist that she is a big girl now.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Avis?

2. What happens to Betsy Ann's pigeons?

3. What is the last thing the protagonist hears of her mother as she starts class in "The First Day"?

4. How old is Santiago at the beginning of the story?

5. How old is Marvin?

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