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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three, Welch, Pages 183-241,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jeannette feel as she looks around her comfortable apartment?
(a) Angry.
(b) Guilty.
(c) Tired of everything.
(d) Ecstatic.

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

3. Why do the other children look down on the Walls children?
(a) Because they aren't from Welch.
(b) Because their mother doesn't have a real job.
(c) Because they are "teacher's pets."
(d) Because of their lack of clothing and food.

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

5. What does Brian do when some neighborhood kids break out a window in the house?
(a) He chases after them and throws rocks at them.
(b) He sits on the porch and cries.
(c) He tells his father, who goes to talk to the other parents.
(d) He ignores them.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what purpose do Jeannette and Brian start digging a large hole in the backyard?

2. Who is Billy Deel?

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

4. Why does the family often pick up and leave in the middle of the night?

5. Who helps Rose Mary write and organize her lesson plans?

(see the answer key)

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