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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 Rex tell Jeannette when he takes her to the bus station in Part 3?
(a) That she is making a huge mistake and will not be able to get along without her family.
(b) That he knows that she will be a huge success.
(c) That once she leaves, she is no longer welcome in the home.
(d) That she is always welcome to change her mind and come back home.

2. What is Jeannette's mother doing when Jeannette hurt herself in Part 2?
(a) She is asleep in the living room.
(b) She is not in the house.
(c) She is helping Jeannette.
(d) She is in the other room, painting.

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

4. What does Jeannette decide to do instead of following the guidance counselor's advice?
(a) To apply to top-notch schools.
(b) To stay at home, but drop out of school.
(c) To wait for graduation and then move back to Phoenix.
(d) To move to New York City immediately, even before graduating high school.

5. Why does Rex take the children to the zoo?
(a) Because he believes that they should learn more about science.
(b) He tells them they should be out doing things, and not in school.
(c) He takes them for an Easter present.
(d) He says that he is getting claustrophobic being in the city.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the family leave for Arizona in the middle of the night?

2. What do the Walls parents teach the children?

3. What job did Rose Mary once hold?

4. Where do the children go to shower after there is no longer any bathroom in their house?

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

(see the answer key)

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