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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rose Mary want to discuss with her daughter in Part 1?
(a) Politics.
(b) The author's childhood.
(c) How she needs help.
(d) Painters and a recent art exhibit.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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 truck catches on fire.
(d) The door of the U-haul comes open and the parents don't notice.

9. Rose Mary hopes to do what while they are living in Phoenix?
(a) Go back to college.
(b) Open an art gallery.
(c) Get her children into a better school.
(d) Learn to cook.

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

11. What happens to greatly improve Lori's situation at school and home?
(a) A teacher takes a great interest in her.
(b) She finds a boyfriend.
(c) She gets glasses and can finally see well.
(d) She becomes a cheerleader.

12. How does Rose Mary try to keep Rex from spending the family's money?
(a) She hides it in the house.
(b) She takes it to a bank and does not tell him.
(c) She lets the children handle the money.
(d) She spends it all before he can get at it.

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

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

15. How long has Rex worked at the job in Battle Mountain before leaving it?
(a) Two years.
(b) One month.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rex lose so many jobs?

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

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

4. Why does Jeannette enjoy staying with Grandma Smith?

5. What is Rose Mary doing when Jeannette first sees her at the beginning of the book?

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