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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. 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.

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

3. What basic needs do Jeannette's family not always provide?
(a) Food and shelter.
(b) Education of any type.
(c) Safety.
(d) Love.

4. Why does the family often pick up and leave in the middle of the night?
(a) Rex is convinced that government agents or police are after the family.
(b) Rose Mary wants the children to travel all of the time.
(c) The weather makes the baby sick.
(d) Rex is a convict and the family must not be discovered.

5. What happens to greatly improve Lori's situation at school and home?
(a) She finds a boyfriend.
(b) She becomes a cheerleader.
(c) She gets glasses and can finally see well.
(d) A teacher takes a great interest in her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jeannette explain her accident to the doctors and nurses at the hospital?

2. Rex and Rose Mary make some money for the family by:

3. How does Rex react when Jeannette accidentally burns the shed down?

4. Why does the family leave for Arizona in the middle of the night?

5. Which of the following best describes Jeannette's childhood?

(see the answer key)

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