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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. How does Rose Mary try to keep Rex from spending the family's money?
(a) She spends it all before he can get at it.
(b) She lets the children handle the money.
(c) She hides it in the house.
(d) She takes it to a bank and does not tell him.

2. How long has Rex worked at the job in Battle Mountain before leaving it?
(a) Two days.
(b) Two years.
(c) One month.
(d) Six months.

3. What do the Walls parents teach the children?
(a) They teach them to read and write, to do math, and practical skills.
(b) They do not teach them, but want them to do very well in school.
(c) They do not teach them any kind of academics.
(d) They teach them art, but not how to do math or read.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rose Mary inherit when her mother dies?

2. Which of the following descriptions might best describe Jeannette?

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

4. What happens to greatly improve Lori's situation at school and home?

5. When Rex has no money to buy Christmas presents for the children, what does he give them?

(see the answer key)

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