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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 43 - 85).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Ford the family used to call her "Stagger Lee" when she was a child?
(a) Her older brother.
(b) Grandma Billie.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

2. How does Grandma Billie wear her hair?
(a) In a different style every day.
(b) She does not have hair due to an illness, so she wears wigs.
(c) Straight and sleek.
(d) In an afro.

3. Why does Ford's mother blame herself for her baby's death in Chapter 7?
(a) She did not pray enough for the baby's wellbeing.
(b) She had a vision that the baby would not be healthy beforehand and did not act on it.
(c) She did not want to be pregnant in the first place, and feels as if the baby's death is a punishment.
(d) She smoked during pregnancy.

4. Who is Ford's mother's boyfriend in Chapter 12?
(a) Henry.
(b) James.
(c) Brady.
(d) Allen.

5. In Chapter 7, what is one factor that complicates Ford's mother's relationship with her boyfriend?
(a) Her religion.
(b) Her inability to hold a job.
(c) Other women the boyfriend sees.
(d) Her eating disorder.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ford's boyfriend in Part I?

2. In Chapter 5, what does Ford think her mother sometimes needs her to do as a child?

3. Who is Ford's kindergarten teacher?

4. What does Ford's father promise her in his letter in Part I?

5. What does Ford's mother tell her never to do in Chapter 9?

(see the answer key)

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