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

2. How long has Caesar been watching the mentally disabled woman?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 2 months.

3. What does the protagonist of "The First Day" wear in the opening scene?
(a) A red jumper with a white blouse.
(b) Jeans and a t-shirt.
(c) A blue-and-green cotton dress.
(d) A school uniform.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cassandra do instead of attending class?

2. In "The First Day", the admissions staff members at Seaton Elementary look like models out of which of the following magazines?

3. How does Rhonda die?

4. What experience has taught Cassandra that asking questions can be dangerous?

5. When does "The Night Rhonda Ferguson Was Killed" take place?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Cassandra respond to teachers' attempts to set her straight?

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

6. Describe the final interaction between Caesar and Carol.

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

8. Discuss the girls' encounter with Pearl and Joyce. What unconventional decision have they made?

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

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

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