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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 is Manny doing at the table when Caesar arrives?
(a) Manny is eating a late breakfast.
(b) Manny is rolling a cigarette.
(c) Manny is reading the Post aloud.
(d) Manny is counting cash.

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

3. What sign does Betsy Ann take to mean that the pigeons have decided to roost in her coop?
(a) The birds cower in the corner of the coop all day.
(b) The birds have made a nest.
(c) The birds seem to like her.
(d) The birds no longer leave the coop.

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

5. What color is Clara's casket?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Varnished pine.
(d) Pink.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Mildred give Cassandra for gas?

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

3. What does the protagonist of "The First Day" notice as her mother walks away?

4. What is Miles' profession?

5. To what does the narrator compare the first set of baby pigeons?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the conditions in which Betsy Ann's cousin Ralph grows up.

3. How does Robert treat his daughter Betsy Ann?

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

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

6. How does Rhonda Ferguson's father treat Cassandra?

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

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

9. Describe the environment in which Betsy Ann grows up.

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

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