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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the items the protagonist carries to school in "The First Day"?
(a) A pencil sharpener.
(b) A ten-cent black and white tablet.
(c) A pencil.
(d) A box of crayons.

2. Who accompanies Betsy Ann on her trips to retrieve her pigeons?
(a) Jenny.
(b) Robert.
(c) Ralph Holley.
(d) Clara.

3. How does Carol communicate with Caesar before she leaves for work?
(a) Carol tapes notes to objects he will use in the morning.
(b) Carol telephones Caesar every morning.
(c) Carol yells at him from the other room.
(d) Carol passive-aggressively slams cabinets and drawers.

4. What color are the pigeons Betsy Ann receives from Miles?
(a) White and black.
(b) Grey.
(c) Red and white.
(d) Black.

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

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

7. What sign does Betsy Ann take to mean that the pigeons have decided to roost in her coop?
(a) The birds seem to like her.
(b) The birds have made a nest.
(c) The birds cower in the corner of the coop all day.
(d) The birds no longer leave the coop.

8. In "The First Day", the admissions staff members at Seaton Elementary look like models out of which of the following magazines?
(a) Ebony.
(b) Marie Claire.
(c) Good Housekeeping.
(d) Vogue.

9. What does the protagonist of "The First Day" have for breakfast?
(a) Pancakes without syrup.
(b) Eggs and bacon.
(c) Oatmeal and milk.
(d) Toasted white bread.

10. How many times this week has Caesar dreamed of the mentally disabled woman he plans to defraud?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

11. What experience has taught Cassandra that asking questions can be dangerous?
(a) Living with her brother-in-law.
(b) Resisting arrest.
(c) Being an orphan.
(d) Attending school.

12. How old is the protagonist of "The First Day"?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.

13. What does Cassandra ask Joyce Moses?
(a) Cassandra asks who the father of the baby is.
(b) Cassandra asks why Joyce isn't showing yet.
(c) Cassandra asks why she got pregnant.
(d) Cassandra asks if she can join Joyce and Pearl for dinner.

14. In "The First Day", what time does the protagonist's mother promise to pick her up?
(a) 11:00.
(b) 2:00.
(c) 12:00.
(d) 1:00.

15. Where do Betsy Ann and her father live?
(a) In the basement of Jenny and Walter Creed's house.
(b) In a house with Miles.
(c) In an apartment rented out by Betsy Ann's grandmother.
(d) In an apartment on the third floor of Jenny and Walter Creed's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The First Day", what does the protagonist liken her mother to as her mother pulls documents from her purse?

2. How much does Mildred give Cassandra for gas?

3. When was the last time Caesar had seen Sherman?

4. Which elementary school does the protagonist's mother want her to attend in "The First Day"?

5. What color are the protagonist's socks in "The First Day"?

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