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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 is the incident in the first section of Part 2 that serves as a metaphor for the neglect that the children suffer?
(a) The baby is left on top of the car.
(b) Lori runs away and the family doesn't realize that she is gone.
(c) Brian is left in an apartment alone when the family moves.
(d) Jeannette falls out of the car and her parents don't notice for a while.

2. In Part 3, Jeannette and Lori make big plans to do what?
(a) Steal their parent's money.
(b) Go to New York City.
(c) Visit their Grandma Smith.
(d) Get jobs to help support the family.

3. What does Jeannette do after she first sees Rose Mary at the beginning of the book?
(a) Cries.
(b) Asks to be taken back home.
(c) Goes on to a party.
(d) Calls her friend to talk.

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

5. What was Rex doing when he met Rose Mary?
(a) He was in the Air Force.
(b) He did not have a job.
(c) He was a traveling salesman.
(d) He was working as an electrical engineer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Walls parents teach the children?

2. Why does Brian go to investigate the Green Lantern?

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

4. What do Jeannette and Brian find when they are foraging in the woods?

5. What is Jeannette's profession?

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