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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) Help her parents to change.
(b) Move away to another place.
(c) Move on and have her own life.
(d) Accept her parents as they are.

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

3. How does Jeannette explain her accident to the doctors and nurses at the hospital?
(a) She tells them that her mother injured her on purpose.
(b) She says that her sister distracted her and that is why she got hurt.
(c) She says that she is allowed to cook alone, because she is very mature.
(d) She says that she is not allowed to cook, but did it anyway.

4. How long does Jeannette stay in the hospital?
(a) One year.
(b) Two days.
(c) One week.
(d) Six weeks.

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

6. Why does Rex take the children to the zoo?
(a) Because he believes that they should learn more about science.
(b) He says that he is getting claustrophobic being in the city.
(c) He takes them for an Easter present.
(d) He tells them they should be out doing things, and not in school.

7. When Rex is able to get to the family's money, what does he spend it on?
(a) Gifts for the kids.
(b) Alcohol and gambling.
(c) Gifts for his mistress.
(d) Useless things for the house.

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

9. Why does Rose Mary dislike her teaching job?
(a) Teachers don't make enough money.
(b) Because teaching requires organization and discipline.
(c) Rose Mary dislikes being with other people's children.
(d) She always wanted to be college professor.

10. How does Rex react when Jeannette accidentally burns the shed down?
(a) He does not realize that Jeannette is responsible.
(b) He makes Jeannette and Brian rebuild the barn.
(c) He is not angry and turns it into a physics lesson.
(d) He beats Jeannette.

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

12. How is Jeannette able to keep from going hungry at school after her father loses his job again?
(a) A kind teacher makes sure that she has lunch every day.
(b) She steals her sister's food.
(c) She brings in apples from a neighbor's tree.
(d) Jeannette takes things from home and trades the items for food.

13. In Part 2, how old is Jeannette when she gets injured?
(a) Six years old.
(b) Three years old.
(c) Ten years old.
(d) A few days old.

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

15. When Rex has no money to buy Christmas presents for the children, what does he give them?
(a) A pet puppy.
(b) A trip to the zoo.
(c) A star.
(d) An hour to talk with him about anything they want.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Walls parents teach the children?

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

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

4. Who takes care of baby Maureen while the family is moving?

5. How has Rose Mary reacted to previous offers of help from her children?

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