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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 types of activities does Rex do with his children?
(a) He tells them stories at night and plays outside with them.
(b) He never does anything with them.
(c) He likes to play board games and cards with them.
(d) He likes to paint and do ceramics with them.

2. What is the Walls new house in Part 3 like?
(a) It is very small, but clean and modern.
(b) It is a very run-down one bedroom with no indoor plumbing.
(c) It is a mobile home.
(d) It is an old-fashioned house with lots of room.

3. What does Jeannette do when she decides she needs braces for her teeth?
(a) She tries to get a job at a dentist's office so that she can get braces.
(b) She starts saving up money from her part time job.
(c) She tells her parents that she wants them for Christmas.
(d) She makes homemade braces out of rubber bands.

4. Where does Maureen spend most of her time during her adolescence?
(a) At friends' houses.
(b) In her bedroom, alone.
(c) With her teachers.
(d) Staying at her Grandpa's house.

5. What do the children discover that their mother is doing while they have no food in the house?
(a) She is hoarding candy bars and eating them by herself.
(b) She is using drugs.
(c) She is taking money to gamble, rather than buying food.
(d) She is stealing food to put in their lunches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jeannette decide to do instead of following the guidance counselor's advice?

2. What was Rex doing when he met Rose Mary?

3. Why does Jeannette meet Rose Mary at this location in Part 1?

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

5. How does Jeannette help Dinitia's brother?

(see the answer key)

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