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

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

3. 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' families would miss them.
(b) Boys will be boys.
(c) The boys offered to marry the girls.
(d) The "It takes two to tango" rule.

4. What does Cassandra do instead of attending class?
(a) Cassandra fantasizes about killing her brother-in-law.
(b) Cassandra sits outside the classroom antagonizing her teacher.
(c) Cassandra drives around town looking for work.
(d) Cassandra cares for her niece.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Caesar been watching the mentally disabled woman?

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

3. What kind of shirt does Manny always wear?

4. What put Sherman in the hospital?

5. What does Cassandra call Rhonda Ferguson's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the conversation between the girls about the effect Rhonda's fame will have on her.

2. What does Betsy Ann do to lose her father's trust? Why does he become so angry?

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

4. How does Caesar con Carol into participating in his plot to rob the disabled woman?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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