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

2. Why does Jeannette enjoy staying in the hospital?
(a) Because it is quiet and not chaotic.
(b) Because she is angry at her family, and doesn't want to go home.
(c) Because there are lots of children to be friends with.
(d) Because she gets lots of presents from her family.

3. Why won't Rose Mary talk about her homelessness?
(a) It is genuinely not important to her.
(b) She is afraid of being put into a nursing home.
(c) She doesn't want her daughter to lecture her.
(d) She is deeply ashamed.

4. How does Jeannette feel as she looks around her comfortable apartment?
(a) Guilty.
(b) Angry.
(c) Ecstatic.
(d) Tired of everything.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Rex grow up?

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

3. Who is the youngest child in the Walls family?

4. Which of these attributes does Jeannette NOT portray in her style of storytelling?

5. What else does Rose Mary tell Jeannette in their meeting that she should do?

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