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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 Jeannette's profession?
(a) Scientist.
(b) Elementary Teacher.
(c) Journalist.
(d) Literature Professor.

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

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

4. What is Jeannette's mother doing when Jeannette hurt herself in Part 2?
(a) She is helping Jeannette.
(b) She is in the other room, painting.
(c) She is asleep in the living room.
(d) She is not in the house.

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 she doesn't want to be seen with her mother.
(d) Because her mother likes it there.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jeannette's parents believe that children need:

2. How does Jeannette end up hurting herself in Part 2?

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

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

5. Jeannette has how many siblings?

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