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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three, Welch, Pages 129-183,.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of work does Rex do while they are in Arizona?
(a) Electrician.
(b) Teacher.
(c) He does not work.
(d) Bartender.

3. Where does the Wall family move at the beginning of Part 3 of the book?
(a) Welch, West Virginia.
(b) Phoenix.
(c) Los Angeles, California.
(d) Texas.

4. What is Rex's educational background?
(a) He has never had any formal schooling.
(b) He is educated and has worked as an engineer.
(c) He has no education beyond grammar school.
(d) He did not graduate high school, but is very well-read.

5. How does Rose Mary try to keep Rex from spending the family's money?
(a) She takes it to a bank and does not tell him.
(b) She hides it in the house.
(c) She lets the children handle the money.
(d) She spends it all before he can get at it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of childhood does Jeannette say she had?

2. Why does Rex tell his family that he has lost his job?

3. Where is Jeannette going when she first sees Rose Mary at the beginning of the book?

4. Where did Jeannette's mother grow up?

5. What basic needs do Jeannette's family not always provide?

(see the answer key)

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