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

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

3. Rex and Rose Mary make some money for the family by:
(a) Doing odd jobs for their neighbors.
(b) Scamming banks by making simultaneous withdrawals.
(c) Dealing drugs.
(d) Shoplifting food from stores and selling it.

4. In Part 2, how old is Jeannette when she gets injured?
(a) Three years old.
(b) Six years old.
(c) Ten years old.
(d) A few days old.

5. How does Jeannette learn to swim?
(a) Her father throws her into the water repeatedly until she swims.
(b) She is able to take lessons at the local country club.
(c) Her brother teaches her.
(d) She falls into the water and has to swim to shore on her own.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Walls parents teach the children?

2. Who is Billy Deel?

3. What is Rex's educational background?

4. What does Rose Mary want to discuss with her daughter in Part 1?

5. What is Rose Mary doing when Jeannette first sees her at the beginning of the book?

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