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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, A Woman on the Street,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Jeannette's parents live in Part 1 of the book?
(a) With friends in a housing project.
(b) They are homeless.
(c) In a halfway house.
(d) In a nursing home.

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

3. What are Jeannette's parents' feelings regarding society's rules?
(a) They are very responsible, but don't like it.
(b) They want to fit in with everyone.
(c) They refuse to conform to them.
(d) They think rules are very important.

4. What else does Rose Mary tell Jeannette in their meeting that she should do?
(a) Move away to another place.
(b) Accept her parents as they are.
(c) Help her parents to change.
(d) Move on and have her own life.

5. Why does Jeannette meet Rose Mary at this location in Part 1?
(a) Her mother will only meet her in public.
(b) She doesn't want her mother to see where she lives.
(c) Because her mother likes it there.
(d) Because she doesn't want to be seen with her mother.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What basic needs do Jeannette's family not always provide?

4. Where does Jeannette live in Part 1 of the book?

5. How does Jeannette feel as she looks around her comfortable apartment?

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