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

2. How does Caesar learn the mentally disabled woman's schedule?
(a) Caesar inquires about her at the home where she lives.
(b) Caesar enlists Carol to befriend her.
(c) Caesar enlists Manny to tail her for him.
(d) Caesar follows her for two months, observing her activities.

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

4. What advice does Robert receive from Carleton and Carlos?
(a) "Don't cross Miss Jenny."
(b) "Don't overstay your welcome."
(c) "Don't go outside after dark."
(d) "Don't get lost in the city."

5. How does Betsy Ann's father get to work in the morning?
(a) By taxicab.
(b) By train.
(c) By bus.
(d) By car.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the protagonist's mother need help with the school forms in "The First Day"?

2. What color are the pigeons Betsy Ann receives from Miles?

3. What does the protagonist's mother see as the "beginning and end of the world"?

4. In "The Night Rhonda Ferguson Was Killed", when the car stalls, who is able to get it started?

5. How many pigeons does Miles give Betsy Ann?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Robert treat his daughter Betsy Ann?

2. Describe Robert's reaction to becoming a widower and single father in "The Girl Who Raised Pigeons."

3. Describe the character of Cassandra G. Lewis in "The Night Rhonda Ferguson Was Killed".

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

5. How does the protagonist of "The First Day" describe the woman who greets her at Seaton Elementary?

6. How does Cassandra respond to the fight she has with her brother-in-law?

7. In "The First Day", why does the little girl at Walker-Jones Elementary look at the protagonist's mother as though she is "diseased"?

8. How does Cassandra response to Roger's attempt to rape Melanie?

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

10. Describe the errand Gladys' mother pays Cassandra to run.

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