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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. Why does Rex tell his family that he has lost his job?
(a) Because the government made his company fire him.
(b) There is no more work, the company is closing.
(c) Because it's time to quit and "look for gold."
(d) His boss does not like him.

2. What happens when Jeannette is released from the hospital?
(a) She is able to get up and walk outside so the doctor tells her she can go.
(b) Jeannette's mother cannot pay the bill, so the hospital lets her go.
(c) The doctors realize that they cannot keep her from her family.
(d) Her father takes her out against medical advice.

3. How does Rex put Jeannette in a potentially dangerous situation in Part 3?
(a) By letting her stay out all night.
(b) By giving her alcohol.
(c) By leaving her alone at home.
(d) By having her "entertain" a man who he is playing pool with.

4. Who is the youngest child in the Walls family?
(a) Charlene.
(b) Jeannette.
(c) Brian.
(d) Maureen.

5. Why does Jeannette enjoy staying with Grandma Smith?
(a) She treats Rex with great respect.
(b) She is very funny and easy-going and loves to play.
(c) She indulges the children's every whim.
(d) She provides a sense of stability and makes hot meals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Brian doing as he enters adolescence?

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

3. How does the Walls' financial situation improve for a time in Pheonix?

4. After Lily Ruth Maureen is born, where does the family move?

5. How does Jeannette explain her accident to the doctors and nurses at the hospital?

(see the answer key)

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