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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What else does Rose Mary tell Jeannette in their meeting that she should do?
(a) Move on and have her own life.
(b) Help her parents to change.
(c) Move away to another place.
(d) Accept her parents as they are.

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

3. Where does Jeannette decide to meet Rose Mary in Part 1?
(a) At the author's apartment.
(b) At a restaurant.
(c) At a homeless shelter.
(d) At a hotel.

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

5. What is the Hot Pot?
(a) A special hiding place in the basement.
(b) A hot spring where the family goes to swim.
(c) The name of the place that the kids build a fort.
(d) A local bar that Rex frequents.

6. According to Rose Mary, how should Jeannette explain her mother's situation to others?
(a) She should tell the truth.
(b) She should tell them it is none of their business.
(c) She should make up whatever makes her feel best.
(d) She should pretend that her mother is dead.

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

8. Why does Rex say that the family must leave Las Vegas?
(a) The family is getting kicked out of their home.
(b) He says that a blackjack dealer has figured out his "system" and they could get in trouble.
(c) He says that the FBI is after them.
(d) He wants to take them to stay with his mother-in-law.

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

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

11. What is the Walls' house in Arizona like?
(a) It is an old Spanish-style villa with a pool.
(b) It is a small home that they share with her mother's friends.
(c) It is run-down and located in a bad neighborhood.
(d) It is a mansion, but has not been well cared for.

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

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

14. Why does Jeannette enjoy staying with Grandma Smith?
(a) She treats Rex with great respect.
(b) She is very funny and easy-going and loves to play.
(c) She indulges the children's every whim.
(d) She provides a sense of stability and makes hot meals.

15. After Lily Ruth Maureen is born, where does the family move?
(a) West Virginia.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Las Vegas.
(d) Battle Mountain.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Rex worked at the job in Battle Mountain before leaving it?

2. What causes the argument that ends in Rose Mary being dangled out of the window by her feet by Rex?

3. What happens to Jeannette when she first starts school in Blythe?

4. How does Rex react when Jeannette accidentally burns the shed down?

5. How does Jeannette explain her accident to the doctors and nurses at the hospital?

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