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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. In Part 2, what does Jeannette ask her father for as a Christmas gift?
(a) For him to stop drinking.
(b) For a horse.
(c) For her father to take her and her siblings to California.
(d) To be able to go to school in the same place for one whole year.

2. What is the condition of the Wells' house like when spring comes in Part 3?
(a) The house has been burned down.
(b) The house is deteriorating with mold everywhere and no front door.
(c) The kids paint the outside and fix up the yard, but the inside is still in bad shape.
(d) The family has added onto the house, so there is more room for the children.

3. Jeannette has how many siblings?
(a) A brother and two sisters.
(b) Four sisters.
(c) Five brothers.
(d) No siblings.

4. Why does Jeannette enjoy staying with Grandma Smith?
(a) She treats Rex with great respect.
(b) She is very funny and easy-going and loves to play.
(c) She provides a sense of stability and makes hot meals.
(d) She indulges the children's every whim.

5. What incident helps cement Jeannette's conviction to leave Welch and her family?
(a) Her sister runs away.
(b) She gets into a fight with another girl at school.
(c) She catches her father with another woman.
(d) Her father punishes her after she tells her mother to stop acting like a child.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Rose Mary tell Jeannette about changing?

2. Why does Rex say that the family must leave Las Vegas?

3. Why does Jeannette enjoy staying in the hospital?

4. Rex and Rose Mary make some money for the family by:

5. Why does the family often pick up and leave in the middle of the night?

(see the answer key)

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