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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four, New York City, and Part Five, Thanksgiving,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Brian goes to the Green Lantern?
(a) He is embarrassed and runs away.
(b) The women there are very kind to him.
(c) A woman throws things at him and tells him to leave.
(d) He sees his father there.

2. Which of the following does Rose Mary tell Jeannette about changing?
(a) That she would change if she wasn't so old.
(b) That she cannot change because of her husband.
(c) That she needs a lot of help if she is going to change.
(d) That she does not want to change.

3. What is Brian doing as he enters adolescence?
(a) He stays in his room alone all of the time but does well in school.
(b) He has left home and the family has not heard from him.
(c) Doing better in school and planning for graduation.
(d) He is getting into trouble and frequently involved in fights.

4. What does Rose Mary tell the kids when they complain about their living conditions?
(a) That they are very lucky that they have their siblings.
(b) That they need to go out and get jobs to help the family.
(c) That many people on their street have worse situations than theirs.
(d) That if they are unhappy they should leave.

5. Who brings Rose Mary to Thanksgiving dinner?
(a) Maureen.
(b) Brian.
(c) Grandpa Walls.
(d) Lori.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jeannette's profession?

2. What job did Rose Mary once hold?

3. What is the incident in the first section of Part 2 that serves as a metaphor for the neglect that the children suffer?

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

5. After Jeannette gets a divorce, what type of life does she choose to live?

(see the answer key)

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