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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 the Walls children begin school in Phoenix?
(a) They are very popular right away.
(b) They decide not to return after the first week.
(c) They are put into advanced classes.
(d) They are all put into special education classes.

2. What does Jeannette feel when she first sees Rose Mary at the beginning of the book?
(a) Anger.
(b) Shame.
(c) Envy.
(d) Happiness.

3. What does Jeannette do after she first sees Rose Mary at the beginning of the book?
(a) Cries.
(b) Asks to be taken back home.
(c) Goes on to a party.
(d) Calls her friend to talk.

4. Where does the Wall family move at the beginning of Part 3 of the book?
(a) Welch, West Virginia.
(b) Phoenix.
(c) Los Angeles, California.
(d) Texas.

5. What event leads to Rex's becoming (temporarily) sober in Part 4?
(a) His daughter begs him to get sober before her wedding.
(b) He gets ill and is hospitalized for a time.
(c) Rose Mary threatens to leave him if he doesn't stop drinking.
(d) His doctor tells him he'll die if he doesn't get sober.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these attributes does Jeannette NOT portray in her style of storytelling?

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

3. What does Jeannette's mother reluctantly do to help keep the family together in Part 3?

4. What do the children think of their new home in Arizona?

5. What does Jeannette do when she decides she needs braces for her teeth?

(see the answer key)

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