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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 42).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one way Ford has stayed at least a little bit connected to her father over the years?
(a) Writing letters to him.
(b) Calling him.
(c) Drawing sketches of him.
(d) Sending him tapes.

2. What does Ford's grandmother tell her about her father in Chapter 4?
(a) He used to take her everywhere.
(b) He was not really interested in her.
(c) He had lost his job before going to jail.
(d) He had many brothers and sisters.

3. What does Ford find in her grandmother's bedroom right before Christmas one year?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Toys.
(c) A Christmas tree.
(d) Food.

4. What does Ford's mother tell her in Part I?
(a) Her father is getting out of prison.
(b) Her mother is sick.
(c) Her mother is having a baby.
(d) Her grandmother is sick.

5. What does Ford desperately want to experience as a four-year-old?
(a) A music concert.
(b) Sunset.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Sunrise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ford's mother often do with herself and her brother around Christmastime when Ford was young?

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

3. Who tells Ford the family used to call her "Stagger Lee" when she was a child?

4. Why does Ford throw away her mother's cigarettes when she is a young child?

5. In Chapter 6, what do Ford and her family collect and take to the bank?

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