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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. Where does Rex take Jeannette while her mother is gone in Part 3?
(a) To a dance at her school.
(b) To the opera.
(c) To buy a new dress for school.
(d) To a pool hall.

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

3. Who is Ginnie Sue?
(a) A prostitute who lives in the Walls neighborhood, and whose daughter Jeannette is friends with.
(b) Lori's only friend, who stands up for her with the other kids.
(c) Jeannette's imaginary friend.
(d) A woman who Rex is having an affair with.

4. Where is Jeannette finding food during the family's first winter in their new home in Welch?
(a) In the trash can at school.
(b) She steals from her teacher.
(c) She trades homework answers for food from her classmates' lunches.
(d) She is taking food from a neighbor's garden.

5. How long does Jeannette stay in the hospital?
(a) One year.
(b) Two days.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) One week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What incident helps cement Jeannette's conviction to leave Welch and her family?

2. Why does Rex leave home and disappear for several days following the death of his mother?

3. Why does Rex take the children to the zoo?

4. What is the Hot Pot?

5. Where does the Wall family move at the beginning of Part 3 of the book?

(see the answer key)

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