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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 is the incident in the first section of Part 2 that serves as a metaphor for the neglect that the children suffer?
(a) Brian is left in an apartment alone when the family moves.
(b) Lori runs away and the family doesn't realize that she is gone.
(c) Jeannette falls out of the car and her parents don't notice for a while.
(d) The baby is left on top of the car.

2. Where does Rex work when the family lives in Battle Mountain?
(a) He does not have a job.
(b) As a hospital orderly.
(c) In a mine.
(d) As a bartender.

3. Who is the oldest child in the Walls family?
(a) Lori.
(b) Maureen.
(c) Brian.
(d) Jeannette.

4. How does the Walls' financial situation improve for a time in Pheonix?
(a) Rex stops drinking and works regularly.
(b) Jeannette finds an after-school job that pays well.
(c) They are getting money from mineral rights on the land in Texas.
(d) Rose Mary begins to sell more of her paintings.

5. What is Brian doing as he enters adolescence?
(a) He is getting into trouble and frequently involved in fights.
(b) Doing better in school and planning for graduation.
(c) He stays in his room alone all of the time but does well in school.
(d) He has left home and the family has not heard from him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the children are traveling in the back of the U-haul to Battle Mountain?

2. Who helps Rose Mary write and organize her lesson plans?

3. When Rex is able to get to the family's money, what does he spend it on?

4. How does Rose Mary try to keep Rex from spending the family's money?

5. What is the condition of the Wells' house like when spring comes in Part 3?

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