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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much does Mildred give Cassandra for gas?
(a) $20.
(b) $5.
(c) $3.
(d) Nothing extra.

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

4. What time does Caesar agree to return to Manny's that night?
(a) 10:00.
(b) 9:00.
(c) 6:00.
(d) 7:00.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cassandra fight with her brother-in-law about?

2. How does Caesar learn the mentally disabled woman's schedule?

3. How old is the protagonist of "The First Day"?

4. In "Young Lions", what is the first thing Caesar eats/drinks from the refrigerator?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Robert respond to his daughter's desire to raise pigeons of her own?

2. Why does the protagonist's mother slap her across the mouth in "The First Day"?

3. In "The First Day", how does the protagonist's mother prepare her for the first day of school?

4. What is the central difference between Caesar and Sherman?

5. In "Young Lions", discuss Carol's feelings for Caesar.

6. Describe the relationship between Robert and Clara in "The Girl Who Raised Pigeons."

7. How do Caesar and Carol steal from their mark?

8. Why is the protagonist of "The First Day" turned away from Seaton Elementary?

9. In "The First Day", why does the protagonist's mother have her heart set on taking her to a particular school?

10. How does the protagonist's mother feel about leaving her child at the school in "The First Day"?

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