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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. What does Ford's mother often do when she is a child and has misbehaved?
(a) Take her food away.
(b) Take her books away.
(c) Make her sleep outside.
(d) Beat her physically.

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

3. In Chapter 5, where is Ford's mother's boyfriend from?
(a) Florida.
(b) New York.
(c) California.
(d) Texas.

4. What does Ford's mother become obsessed with in Chapter 9?
(a) The possibility of someone sexually abusing her children.
(b) Fame.
(c) A pyramid scheme.
(d) Money.

5. In Chapter 6, what does Ford realize that forgetting her own pain in the service of is sometimes worth it for?
(a) Not giving away secrets to the rest of the family.
(b) Allowing her mother to make jokes at her expense.
(c) Not being as poor as the family could be.
(d) Being able to stay in school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Ford on New Year's Eve in Chapter 11?

2. Who is Ford happiest to see when she returns home in Chapter 8?

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

4. In Chapter 3, what is Ford's favorite cartoon?

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

(see the answer key)

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