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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Jeannette's parents' feelings regarding society's rules?
(a) They are very responsible, but don't like it.
(b) They think rules are very important.
(c) They want to fit in with everyone.
(d) They refuse to conform to them.

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

3. What basic needs do Jeannette's family not always provide?
(a) Education of any type.
(b) Safety.
(c) Food and shelter.
(d) Love.

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

5. Which of the following best describes Jeannette's childhood?
(a) Calm.
(b) Chaotic.
(c) Boring.
(d) Strict.

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

7. In Part 2, what does Jeannette ask her father for as a Christmas gift?
(a) For a horse.
(b) To be able to go to school in the same place for one whole year.
(c) For him to stop drinking.
(d) For her father to take her and her siblings to California.

8. What do the children think of their new home in Arizona?
(a) They hate the house as it's not very large.
(b) They think the house is old and creepy.
(c) They feel as if they are living in a mansion.
(d) They wish that they still lived in Battle Mountain.

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

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

11. Who does Jeannette think that they are going to see and maybe even stay with in Arizona?
(a) Neighbors from when Jeannette was small.
(b) Her mother's friends.
(c) Grandma Smith.
(d) Rex's parents.

12. Why does the family often pick up and leave in the middle of the night?
(a) Rex is a convict and the family must not be discovered.
(b) Rex is convinced that government agents or police are after the family.
(c) Rose Mary wants the children to travel all of the time.
(d) The weather makes the baby sick.

13. What job did Rose Mary once hold?
(a) College Professor.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Prison Guard.
(d) Scientist.

14. 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 all put into special education classes.
(d) They are put into advanced classes.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Jeannette's parents believe that children need:

3. Where does Rex work when the family lives in Battle Mountain?

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

5. How does the Walls' financial situation improve for a time in Pheonix?

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