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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. How does Jeannette learn to swim?
(a) She falls into the water and has to swim to shore on her own.
(b) She is able to take lessons at the local country club.
(c) Her father throws her into the water repeatedly until she swims.
(d) Her brother teaches her.

2. Why does Rose Mary dislike her teaching job?
(a) Because teaching requires organization and discipline.
(b) Teachers don't make enough money.
(c) She always wanted to be college professor.
(d) Rose Mary dislikes being with other people's children.

3. According to Rose Mary, how should Jeannette explain her mother's situation to others?
(a) She should tell the truth.
(b) She should make up whatever makes her feel best.
(c) She should pretend that her mother is dead.
(d) She should tell them it is none of their business.

4. Who takes care of baby Maureen while the family is moving?
(a) Grandma Smith.
(b) Brian.
(c) Lori and Jeannette.
(d) The Walls parents.

5. Where did Rex grow up?
(a) Biloxi, Mississippi.
(b) Los Angeles, California.
(c) New York, New York.
(d) Welch, West Virginia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jeannette expect her new grandparents to be like?

2. What ends up happening to the hole the children dig in the backyard in Part 3?

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

4. How does Lori get burned at the house in Welch?

5. How does Jeannette contact Rose Mary to set up a meeting in Part 1?

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