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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. What does Jeannette try to talk her mother into doing to make hers and the children's lives better?
(a) Moving back to Phoenix.
(b) Getting her father into rehab for his drinking.
(c) Getting a better job.
(d) Leaving her father.

2. According to Rose Mary, how should Jeannette explain her mother's situation to others?
(a) She should make up whatever makes her feel best.
(b) She should tell them it is none of their business.
(c) She should pretend that her mother is dead.
(d) She should tell the truth.

3. How is Jeannette able to keep from going hungry at school after her father loses his job again?
(a) Jeannette takes things from home and trades the items for food.
(b) She brings in apples from a neighbor's tree.
(c) She steals her sister's food.
(d) A kind teacher makes sure that she has lunch every day.

4. What is the Hot Pot?
(a) The name of the place that the kids build a fort.
(b) A special hiding place in the basement.
(c) A hot spring where the family goes to swim.
(d) A local bar that Rex frequents.

5. What are Jeannette's feelings towards her parents in light of her upbringing?
(a) She feels fondness and is a bit confused by them.
(b) She is filled with regrets about their relationship.
(c) She has a deep rage for them.
(d) She wants nothing to do with her parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jeannette end up stealing from her place of employment?

2. Who does Jeannette think that they are going to see and maybe even stay with in Arizona?

3. What happens when Jeannette is released from the hospital?

4. Why does Rex lose so many jobs?

5. What happens to Jeannette when she first starts school in Blythe?

(see the answer key)

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