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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, The Desert, Pages 62-125,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Rex work when the family lives in Battle Mountain?
(a) He does not have a job.
(b) As a hospital orderly.
(c) As a bartender.
(d) In a mine.

2. What kind of work does Rex do while they are in Arizona?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Electrician.
(c) Bartender.
(d) He does not work.

3. What happens to Jeannette when she first starts school in Blythe?
(a) She is picked on because of her intelligence.
(b) She hates school and hides out to avoid it.
(c) She gets held back a grade.
(d) She has a very hard time academically.

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

5. Who takes care of baby Maureen while the family is moving?
(a) Lori and Jeannette.
(b) Brian.
(c) The Walls parents.
(d) Grandma Smith.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What types of activities does Rex do with his children?

4. How does the Walls' financial situation improve for a time in Pheonix?

5. Why does Rex say that the family must leave Las Vegas?

(see the answer key)

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