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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 170 - 213).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Ford's nightmares begin to intensify, as she recalls in Chapter 1?
(a) In older age.
(b) In middle-age.
(c) In college.
(d) In young childhood.

2. Where does Ford move in the beginning of Chapter 29?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Kansas City.
(d) Indianapolis.

3. Who is Ford's boyfriend in Part I?
(a) James.
(b) Kelly.
(c) Henry.
(d) Brett.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ford start doing obsessively in Chapter 25?

2. What is a problem Ford has to face with her working life?

3. What does Ford desperately want to experience as a four-year-old?

4. Who does Ford call to ask to drive her to see her father in prison?

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

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