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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these attributes does Jeannette NOT portray in her style of storytelling?
(a) Confidence.
(b) Humor.
(c) Forgiveness.
(d) Self-pity.

2. What happens when the children are traveling in the back of the U-haul to Battle Mountain?
(a) The truck catches on fire.
(b) The door of the U-haul comes open and the parents don't notice.
(c) The baby becomes very ill.
(d) The truck breaks down and the children have to hike many hours.

3. What causes the argument that ends in Rose Mary being dangled out of the window by her feet by Rex?
(a) Rex is angry at the children and tells Rose Mary.
(b) Rose Mary caught Rex cheating on her.
(c) Rex's being absent from the house while he is "out making money."
(d) Rose Mary wants to move again.

4. Where is Jeannette going when she first sees Rose Mary at the beginning of the book?
(a) She is walking down the street.
(b) She is in line at the pharmacy.
(c) She is in a cab, on the way to a party.
(d) She is working in her office.

5. Which of the following descriptions might best describe Jeannette?
(a) Self-reliant, strong.
(b) Angry, bitter.
(c) Indifferent, lazy.
(d) Carefree, giddy.

6. What happens to Jeannette when she first starts school in Blythe?
(a) She gets held back a grade.
(b) She is picked on because of her intelligence.
(c) She hates school and hides out to avoid it.
(d) She has a very hard time academically.

7. What incident gets the Walls family escorted out of the zoo by security?
(a) Jeannette steals ice cream for her siblings.
(b) Rex allows the children to get behind the bars to pet a cheetah.
(c) Rex tries to sneak all of the children in without paying admission.
(d) The children throw something at one of the lions.

8. Where did Jeannette's mother grow up?
(a) Arizona.
(b) London.
(c) Michigan.
(d) New Orleans.

9. What is the incident in the first section of Part 2 that serves as a metaphor for the neglect that the children suffer?
(a) The baby is left on top of the car.
(b) Lori runs away and the family doesn't realize that she is gone.
(c) Brian is left in an apartment alone when the family moves.
(d) Jeannette falls out of the car and her parents don't notice for a while.

10. What do the Walls parents teach the children?
(a) They teach them art, but not how to do math or read.
(b) They do not teach them any kind of academics.
(c) They teach them to read and write, to do math, and practical skills.
(d) They do not teach them, but want them to do very well in school.

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

12. What is Jeannette's profession?
(a) Journalist.
(b) Scientist.
(c) Literature Professor.
(d) Elementary Teacher.

13. How does Jeannette feel as she looks around her comfortable apartment?
(a) Ecstatic.
(b) Angry.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Tired of everything.

14. What is Rose Mary's philosophy on child-rearing?
(a) She will not let children out of her sight.
(b) She thinks that children should not be allowed to make decisions.
(c) She believes that children need freedom and no structure.
(d) She believes in very harsh discipline.

15. What was Rex doing when he met Rose Mary?
(a) He was a traveling salesman.
(b) He did not have a job.
(c) He was working as an electrical engineer.
(d) He was in the Air Force.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Rex is able to get to the family's money, what does he spend it on?

3. What does Jeannette feel when she first sees Rose Mary at the beginning of the book?

4. Why does Rex tell his family that he has lost his job?

5. How does Jeannette contact Rose Mary to set up a meeting in Part 1?

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