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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three, Welch, Pages 183-241,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Brian's mother do with what Jeanette and Brian find while foraging in the woods?
(a) She keeps it because it "raises her spirits".
(b) She sells it to a neighbor for less than it is worth.
(c) She gives it as a gift to a friend.
(d) She loses it before she can sell it.

2. Where does Jeannette get a job in Part 3?
(a) A nursing home.
(b) A jewelry store.
(c) A cafeteria.
(d) A supermarket.

3. How does Jeannette explain her accident to the doctors and nurses at the hospital?
(a) She tells them that her mother injured her on purpose.
(b) She says that she is allowed to cook alone, because she is very mature.
(c) She says that she is not allowed to cook, but did it anyway.
(d) She says that her sister distracted her and that is why she got hurt.

4. How do Jeannette's views of her parents' behavior change as she develops into a teenager?
(a) She starts to make excuses and find ways to justify all of the things that they have done.
(b) She can no longer make excuses for their actions, as she did as a small child.
(c) She is becoming resentful towards them.
(d) She understands more why they have done what they have done, and she agrees with them.

5. What happens to Jeannette when she first starts school in Blythe?
(a) She gets held back a grade.
(b) She is picked on because of her intelligence.
(c) She has a very hard time academically.
(d) She hates school and hides out to avoid it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Brian goes to the Green Lantern?

2. In Part 3, Jeannette and Lori make big plans to do what?

3. What is the incident in the first section of Part 2 that serves as a metaphor for the neglect that the children suffer?

4. Who does Jeannette think that they are going to see and maybe even stay with in Arizona?

5. What does Rex tell Jeannette when he takes her to the bus station in Part 3?

(see the answer key)

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