2. When the girls arrive at Mildred Harper's house, what does Mildred do?
(a) Mildred feeds them a dinner of fried chicken, string beans, potato salad, and rolls.
(b) Mildred slaps them for daring to come to her house.
(c) Mildred calls for Gladys to answer the door.
(d) Mildred shoves Gladys and a box of possessions into the car and walks away.

3. What type of job does Manny offer to Caesar to tide him over until he succeeds with his heist?
(a) Bartending.
(b) Trash detail.
(c) Busing tables.
(d) Security.

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

5. Where does Cassandra drive Gladys Harper?
(a) Mt. Carmel Baptist Church.
(b) Gladys' father's house in Anacostia.
(c) Gladys' mother's house on 12th Street.
(d) Gladys' school on Kenyon Street.

6. What does Betsy Ann say to her father about the pigeons?
(a) "They're dirty!"
(b) "They tickle."
(c) "They bite!"
(d) "They smell."

7. From what illness does Clara die?
(a) HIV/AIDS.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) A brain tumor.
(d) Sickle cell anemia.

8. Who do the girls see moving into an apartment on 9th street?
(a) Gladys.
(b) Cassandra's brother-in-law.
(c) Rhonda and Jeff.
(d) Joyce and Pearl.

9. In "The Girl Who Raised Pigeons," how many years pass before Betsy Ann wants to see the pigeons again?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

10. In "The Night Rhonda Ferguson Was Killed", when the car stalls, who is able to get it started?
(a) Wesley.
(b) Anita.
(c) Melanie.
(d) Cassandra.

11. How much does the protagonist's mother give to the woman who assists in completing the forms in "The First Day"?
(a) $5.
(b) 50 cents.
(c) $50.
(d) 5 cents.

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

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

14. What are Robert and Clara pretending to fight over?
(a) Cab fare.
(b) Use of an umbrella.
(c) Places where they can eat dinner.
(d) Their share of the newspaper.

15. What does the protagonist of "The First Day" notice as her mother walks away?
(a) The way her clothes do not fit.
(b) The way her mother seems out of place.
(c) The spot on her sock which she darned the night before.
(d) The cheap material her purse is made from.