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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Maureen go upon her release from the hospital?
(a) To her parent's old house in Welch.
(b) To live with her sister.
(c) Back to the family home in Phoenix.
(d) To California.

2. Why does Jeannette refuse to invite her father to her graduation?
(a) Because Rex doesn't know that she is in college.
(b) Because she doesn't think that he will come.
(c) Because of his drunken behavior.
(d) Because she is afraid that her brother and father won't get along there.

3. How do the Thanksgiving guests remember Rex?
(a) As an important force in their lives.
(b) With indifference.
(c) With great resentment.
(d) As a man who caused more trouble than he was worth.

4. What does Rex tell Jeannette when he takes her to the bus station in Part 3?
(a) That she is making a huge mistake and will not be able to get along without her family.
(b) That once she leaves, she is no longer welcome in the home.
(c) That she is always welcome to change her mind and come back home.
(d) That he knows that she will be a huge success.

5. Why does Rex get upset about Maureen moving in with Lori?
(a) He wants Maureen to work and bring money to the family.
(b) He doesn't think Maureen will be safe in the city.
(c) He feels like Lori is stealing his family away.
(d) He is jealous that Lori won't let him and Rose Mary move in with her.

6. What does Jeannette do when she decides she needs braces for her teeth?
(a) She tries to get a job at a dentist's office so that she can get braces.
(b) She makes homemade braces out of rubber bands.
(c) She tells her parents that she wants them for Christmas.
(d) She starts saving up money from her part time job.

7. How do Rose Mary and Rex react to the children's story about the incident between Erma and Brian?
(a) They pretend that they do not hear what the children are saying.
(b) They beat the children for lying.
(c) They side with Erma, saying the children should have behaved better.
(d) They are enraged at Erma.

8. How do Jeannette's views of her parents' behavior change as she develops into a teenager?
(a) She understands more why they have done what they have done, and she agrees with them.
(b) She is becoming resentful towards them.
(c) She can no longer make excuses for their actions, as she did as a small child.
(d) She starts to make excuses and find ways to justify all of the things that they have done.

9. How does Jeannette handle the family's finances while her mother is out of town?
(a) She wastes some of it on things for herself and is ashamed, but buys food with the rest.
(b) She hides all of the money and doles it out sparingly.
(c) She gives money to her father when he asks, even though she knows she shouldn't.
(d) She spends it all on food to last the entire month before her father can get to it.

10. What is the high school guidance counselor's advice for Jeannette?
(a) To get married and not worry about school.
(b) To find a vocational school to go to, and live at home.
(c) To keep her aspirations low, considering her background.
(d) To graduate high school and find a college to go to in West Virginia.

11. What is Brian's occupation in Part 4?
(a) Police officer.
(b) Scientist.
(c) Miner.
(d) Teacher.

12. What do Jeannette and Brian find when they are foraging in the woods?
(a) A fur coat.
(b) A camera.
(c) An expensive diamond ring.
(d) A set of golf clubs.

13. What is the children's sleeping arrangement in their new home in Part 3?
(a) They finally have their own rooms.
(b) The children decide that they will all sleep together in the shed.
(c) They sleep in one room and make beds out of ropes because there is no furniture.
(d) They all sleep in one big bed.

14. Where do Rex and Rose Mary live when they eventually move to New York?
(a) In Lori's apartment.
(b) In a boardinghouse and then a flophouse.
(c) With Jeannette and her boyfriend.
(d) In a homeless shelter.

15. Who is Dinitia?
(a) A cousin of the Walls children who comes to stay with them.
(b) A little girl who at first bullies Jeannette, but then befriends her.
(c) Rex's new girlfriend.
(d) Erma's sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event leads to Rex's becoming (temporarily) sober in Part 4?

2. What does Brian's mother do with what Jeanette and Brian find while foraging in the woods?

3. How does Jeannette finance her rent during her college years?

4. What is Brian doing as he enters adolescence?

5. How does Jeannette help Lori get to New York City?

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