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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 does Jeannette try to talk her mother into doing to make hers and the children's lives better?
(a) Getting her father into rehab for his drinking.
(b) Leaving her father.
(c) Getting a better job.
(d) Moving back to Phoenix.

2. What event precipitates the argument in which Erma ends up hitting Lori?
(a) Lori catches Erma attempting to molest Brian.
(b) Erma believes Jeannette stole her money.
(c) Erma tells Lori that her father is "just a bum."
(d) Brian becomes upset at Erma because she doesn't pay attention to him.

3. Why does Jeannette become upset at the man that gives her and her father a ride home from a bar in Part 3?
(a) He tells her that she won't ever be anything.
(b) He makes an off-color comment to her.
(c) He offers her money for food.
(d) He refers to her father as "the town drunk."

4. How long has Rex worked at the job in Battle Mountain before leaving it?
(a) One month.
(b) Two years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two days.

5. Where do the children go to shower after there is no longer any bathroom in their house?
(a) To their friends' houses.
(b) To a public restroom at a gas station.
(c) To the swimming pool.
(d) To their Grandpa's apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jeannette handle the family's finances while her mother is out of town?

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

3. What happens to the money that Jeannette is supposed to use to feed the family in Part 3?

4. Who takes care of baby Maureen while the family is moving?

5. What happens to the money that Lori and Jeannette have been saving?

(see the answer key)

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