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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rex put Jeannette in a potentially dangerous situation in Part 3?
(a) By giving her alcohol.
(b) By letting her stay out all night.
(c) By leaving her alone at home.
(d) By having her "entertain" a man who he is playing pool with.

2. Where is Jeannette living at the time that her parents move to New York City?
(a) With her boyfriend in a Park Avenue apartment.
(b) With her sisters.
(c) In her own home.
(d) In a small apartment in the Bronx.

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

4. Who brings Rose Mary to Thanksgiving dinner?
(a) Lori.
(b) Grandpa Walls.
(c) Maureen.
(d) Brian.

5. What happens to the money that Jeannette is supposed to use to feed the family in Part 3?
(a) It only lasts a few weeks.
(b) The kids are able to make it last until their mother returns.
(c) Her brother and sisters take it before she can buy groceries.
(d) She wastes it all on things for the house.

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

7. When Jeannette is sent out to get her father in Welch, where does she finally find him?
(a) Passed out on the side of the road.
(b) At his mother's house.
(c) At the Green Lantern.
(d) At a bar.

8. 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 tells her parents that she wants them for Christmas.
(c) She makes homemade braces out of rubber bands.
(d) She starts saving up money from her part time job.

9. What ends up happening to the hole the children dig in the backyard in Part 3?
(a) It gets filled with the family's trash when it begins to overflow.
(b) Their father ends up filling it in with empty beer bottles.
(c) It gets flooded and fills with mud during a heavy rain.
(d) The kids use it as a hide out.

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

11. What is Erma's reaction when the children tell their parents about the incident between her and Brian?
(a) She kicks the entire family out of the house.
(b) She breaks down and confesses to doing wrong.
(c) She says everyone but Brian can stay with her.
(d) She says it is the truth but there is nothing wrong with what she did.

12. Where does Erma tell the children to go stay after the argument with Lori?
(a) At the neighbor's house.
(b) In the shed.
(c) In the basement.
(d) In the backyard.

13. Where is Jeannette finding food during the family's first winter in their new home in Welch?
(a) She steals from her teacher.
(b) She is taking food from a neighbor's garden.
(c) In the trash can at school.
(d) She trades homework answers for food from her classmates' lunches.

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

15. In 7th grade, Jeannette finds a sense of belonging by:
(a) Working for the school newspaper and a small local paper.
(b) Becoming closer friends with Dinitia.
(c) Getting a full time job in a nursing home.
(d) Finally finding a group of friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the Welch children end up in special education classes?

2. What does Jeannette do about her schooling when she moves to New York?

3. Why does Jeannette refuse to invite her father to her graduation?

4. How do the Walls children get along socially at their new school in Part 3?

5. Where does Jeannette attend college?

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