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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 event precipitates the argument in which Erma ends up hitting Lori?
(a) Erma tells Lori that her father is "just a bum."
(b) Lori catches Erma attempting to molest Brian.
(c) Erma believes Jeannette stole her money.
(d) Brian becomes upset at Erma because she doesn't pay attention to him.

2. 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.

3. Why won't Rose Mary talk about her homelessness?
(a) She is deeply ashamed.
(b) She doesn't want her daughter to lecture her.
(c) She is afraid of being put into a nursing home.
(d) It is genuinely not important to her.

4. How has Rose Mary reacted to previous offers of help from her children?
(a) She has turned them down.
(b) She becomes angry but takes the help anyway.
(c) She tells them that she wants to change but doesn't know how.
(d) She will not discuss it.

5. Jeannette's parents believe that children need:
(a) Physical punishment and to learn respect for elders.
(b) Strict discipline.
(c) To be coddled, as they are unable to be responsible.
(d) Freedom and the chance to learn to fend for themselves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Walls' house in Arizona like?

2. What does Jeannette try to talk her mother into doing to make hers and the children's lives better?

3. How does Jeannette's grandparents feel about her relationship with Dinitia?

4. Where does Rex work when the family lives in Battle Mountain?

5. What is Rose Mary's philosophy on child-rearing?

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