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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. Jeannette's parents believe that children need:
(a) To be coddled, as they are unable to be responsible.
(b) Physical punishment and to learn respect for elders.
(c) Strict discipline.
(d) Freedom and the chance to learn to fend for themselves.

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

3. What types of activities does Rex do with his children?
(a) He never does anything with them.
(b) He tells them stories at night and plays outside with them.
(c) He likes to paint and do ceramics with them.
(d) He likes to play board games and cards with them.

4. What is the Hot Pot?
(a) A local bar that Rex frequents.
(b) The name of the place that the kids build a fort.
(c) A hot spring where the family goes to swim.
(d) A special hiding place in the basement.

5. Where does Jeannette decide to meet Rose Mary in Part 1?
(a) At a restaurant.
(b) At a hotel.
(c) At a homeless shelter.
(d) At the author's apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Rose Mary and Rex react to the children's story about the incident between Erma and Brian?

2. What does Brian do when some neighborhood kids break out a window in the house?

3. What happens when the Walls children begin school in Phoenix?

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

5. What is the incident in the first section of Part 2 that serves as a metaphor for the neglect that the children suffer?

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