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

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

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

4. Who had told Caesar that dreams were a good sign for a conman?
(a) Sherman.
(b) Soto.
(c) Carol.
(d) Manny.

5. Where do Betsy Ann's pigeons fly away to each morning?
(a) The park.
(b) Miles' house.
(c) The roof.
(d) The bell tower.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the items the protagonist carries to school in "The First Day"?

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

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

4. Which church does the protagonist's mother attend in "The First Day"?

5. What does the protagonist of "The First Day" have for breakfast?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Caesar's feelings for Carol.

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

3. Describe the final interaction between Caesar and Carol.

4. How does Robert treat his daughter Betsy Ann?

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

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

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

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

9. In "The First Day", how well prepared is the protagonist's mother to enroll her child in school?

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

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