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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, The Desert, Pages 9-61 ,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Rose Mary doing when Jeannette first sees her at the beginning of the book?
(a) Her mother is arguing with a police officer.
(b) Her mother is digging through a dumpster.
(c) Her mother is injured, on the side of the road.
(d) Her mother is grocery shopping.

2. Where does Jeannette live in Part 1 of the book?
(a) In a large house in the suburbs.
(b) In an apartment on Park Avenue.
(c) In a bad neighborhood.
(d) In a homeless shelter.

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

4. What job did Rose Mary once hold?
(a) College Professor.
(b) Scientist.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Prison Guard.

5. What type of childhood does Jeannette say she had?
(a) Typical.
(b) Frightening.
(c) Sad.
(d) Unique.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jeannette contact Rose Mary to set up a meeting in Part 1?

2. What is Jeannette's manner of telling her story in Part 1?

3. In Part 2, how old is Jeannette when she gets injured?

4. Why won't Rose Mary talk about her homelessness?

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

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