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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 is Rex's educational background?
(a) He has no education beyond grammar school.
(b) He did not graduate high school, but is very well-read.
(c) He is educated and has worked as an engineer.
(d) He has never had any formal schooling.

2. Why does Brian go to investigate the Green Lantern?
(a) He wants to meet the girls there.
(b) Jeannette dares him to.
(c) His friends tell him he should.
(d) He thinks he will see his father there.

3. Why does Jeannette meet Rose Mary at this location in Part 1?
(a) Because her mother likes it there.
(b) Her mother will only meet her in public.
(c) She doesn't want her mother to see where she lives.
(d) Because she doesn't want to be seen with her mother.

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

5. How does the Walls' financial situation improve for a time in Pheonix?
(a) Jeannette finds an after-school job that pays well.
(b) Rose Mary begins to sell more of her paintings.
(c) They are getting money from mineral rights on the land in Texas.
(d) Rex stops drinking and works regularly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jeannette live in Part 1 of the book?

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

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

4. What else does Rose Mary tell Jeannette in their meeting that she should do?

5. What is the Hot Pot?

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