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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, The Desert, Pages 9-61 ,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best describes Jeannette's childhood?
(a) Calm.
(b) Boring.
(c) Chaotic.
(d) Strict.

2. What job did Rose Mary once hold?
(a) Scientist.
(b) Prison Guard.
(c) Teacher.
(d) College Professor.

3. How does Jeannette feel as she looks around her comfortable apartment?
(a) Tired of everything.
(b) Ecstatic.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Angry.

4. When Rex has no money to buy Christmas presents for the children, what does he give them?
(a) A trip to the zoo.
(b) An hour to talk with him about anything they want.
(c) A star.
(d) A pet puppy.

5. Why does the family often pick up and leave in the middle of the night?
(a) Rex is convinced that government agents or police are after the family.
(b) Rose Mary wants the children to travel all of the time.
(c) The weather makes the baby sick.
(d) Rex is a convict and the family must not be discovered.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following descriptions might best describe Jeannette?

2. How does Jeannette end up hurting herself in Part 2?

3. What is Jeannette's profession?

4. According to Rose Mary, how should Jeannette explain her mother's situation to others?

5. Where did Rex grow up?

(see the answer key)

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