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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Girl Who Raised Pigeons", what game do the boys play in the schoolyard?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Dodge ball.
(c) Poison.
(d) Jumprope.

2. Which church does the protagonist's mother attend in "The First Day"?
(a) First Methodist Church.
(b) First Baptist Church.
(c) Mt. Carmel Baptist.
(d) St. John's Lutheran.

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

4. In "Young Lions", what is the first thing Caesar eats/drinks from the refrigerator?
(a) An apple.
(b) Milk.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Leftovers from the night before.

5. What is the only reason Cassandra does not think it would be fair to shoot the fathers of Joyce's and Pearl's babies?
(a) The boys offered to marry the girls.
(b) Boys will be boys.
(c) The "It takes two to tango" rule.
(d) The boys' families would miss them.

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

7. What does Janet teach Robert to do using a blond baby doll?
(a) Braid a girl's hair.
(b) Change a girl's diaper.
(c) Comb a girl's hair.
(d) Pin a girl's dress.

8. What is Cassandra smoking at the opening of the story?
(a) Marlboros.
(b) Virginia Slims.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Chesterfields.

9. How does Betsy Ann's father deal with the dead pigeons?
(a) Betsy Ann's father places them in a burlap sack and disposes of them on the way to work.
(b) Betsy Ann's father allows her to find and deal with them as a life lesson.
(c) Betsy Ann's father returns them to Miles and demands a refund.
(d) Betsy Ann's father cooks them for breakfast.

10. Why does the protagonist's mother need help with the school forms in "The First Day"?
(a) The protagonist's mother can read but not write.
(b) The protagonist's mother does not understand the new forms.
(c) The protagonist's mother has never enrolled a child before.
(d) The protagonist's mother cannot read.

11. Why does the protagonist's mother scold the protagonist while she is filling out paperwork in "The First Day"?
(a) The protagonist is antagonizing another student.
(b) The protagonist is staring at a judgmental little girl.
(c) The protagonist is misbehaving out of boredom.
(d) The protagonist is fussing with her clothes.

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

13. To what does the narrator compare the first set of baby pigeons?
(a) Baby vultures.
(b) Worms.
(c) Aliens.
(d) Mice.

14. What is Manny doing at the table when Caesar arrives?
(a) Manny is eating a late breakfast.
(b) Manny is reading the Post aloud.
(c) Manny is rolling a cigarette.
(d) Manny is counting cash.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Betsy Ann say to her father about the pigeons?

2. What time does Caesar agree to return to Manny's that night?

3. Who do the girls see moving into an apartment on 9th street?

4. What does Cassandra do instead of attending class?

5. Where do Betsy Ann's pigeons fly away to each morning?

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