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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. How many pigeons does Miles give Betsy Ann?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

2. How long did Pearl think babies needed to breastfeed in order to be healthy?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 9 weeks.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 4 months.

3. What is Elaine doing with the two boys in the house?
(a) Playing cards.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Watching television.

4. What does Lydia ask of the nurse who calls to inform her of her mother's death?
(a) Lydia asks when her mother passed.
(b) Lydia asks that they not put the sheet over her face until she has seen her first.
(c) Lydia asks that they simply send her body to the funeral home.
(d) Lydia asks how this has happened.

5. On what day does Lydia's mother die?
(a) July 29th.
(b) October 2nd.
(c) August 9th.
(d) July 31st.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The First Day", what time does the protagonist's mother promise to pick her up?

2. Where does Jenny encounter Clara and Robert?

3. In "The Sunday Following Mother's Day", on what street was the family's apartment located?

4. Where do Cassandra's sister and brother-in-law live?

5. How does Betsy Ann's father get to work in the morning?

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