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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 happens when the Walls children begin school in Phoenix?
(a) They decide not to return after the first week.
(b) They are very popular right away.
(c) They are put into advanced classes.
(d) They are all put into special education classes.

2. Who is Dinitia?
(a) Rex's new girlfriend.
(b) A little girl who at first bullies Jeannette, but then befriends her.
(c) Erma's sister.
(d) A cousin of the Walls children who comes to stay with them.

3. What does Jeannette expect her new grandparents to be like?
(a) She has no idea what having a grandparent would be like.
(b) Warm, nurturing, and fun.
(c) Cruel, because that has been her experience.
(d) Serious like her father.

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

5. What incident gets the Walls family escorted out of the zoo by security?
(a) The children throw something at one of the lions.
(b) Rex tries to sneak all of the children in without paying admission.
(c) Rex allows the children to get behind the bars to pet a cheetah.
(d) Jeannette steals ice cream for her siblings.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Jeannette's parents believe that children need:

3. After Lily Ruth Maureen is born, where does the family move?

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

5. How does Jeannette learn to swim?

(see the answer key)

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