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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the Walls children get along socially at their new school in Part 3?
(a) The other kids ignore them.
(b) The other children make fun of them and they get into fights.
(c) The other kids all want to be friends with them because they're new.
(d) The other children are jealous of them.

2. Who is John?
(a) Rex's brother.
(b) Jeannette's second husband.
(c) Brian's best friend.
(d) Jeannette's son.

3. What event leads to Rex's becoming (temporarily) sober in Part 4?
(a) His daughter begs him to get sober before her wedding.
(b) He gets ill and is hospitalized for a time.
(c) Rose Mary threatens to leave him if he doesn't stop drinking.
(d) His doctor tells him he'll die if he doesn't get sober.

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

5. What incident helps cement Jeannette's conviction to leave Welch and her family?
(a) She gets into a fight with another girl at school.
(b) Her father punishes her after she tells her mother to stop acting like a child.
(c) Her sister runs away.
(d) She catches her father with another woman.

6. Why do the other children look down on the Walls children?
(a) Because of their lack of clothing and food.
(b) Because their mother doesn't have a real job.
(c) Because they aren't from Welch.
(d) Because they are "teacher's pets."

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

8. What is the condition of the Wells' house like when spring comes in Part 3?
(a) The family has added onto the house, so there is more room for the children.
(b) The house has been burned down.
(c) The house is deteriorating with mold everywhere and no front door.
(d) The kids paint the outside and fix up the yard, but the inside is still in bad shape.

9. What does Jeannette's mother reluctantly do to help keep the family together in Part 3?
(a) She decides to move the family to Texas.
(b) She gets the children into a good private school.
(c) She gets a job as a teacher.
(d) She makes plans to leave Rex.

10. Why do Jeannette's parents express concern over her living arrangement in New York?
(a) They think that her apartment is too small.
(b) They believe living in luxury will spoil her.
(c) They don't like her roommate.
(d) They are concerned for her safety.

11. Since the Walls family cannot find a house they can afford to rent, what do they do instead?
(a) Build a house from found materials.
(b) Move in with friends.
(c) Buy a house.
(d) Live in an abandoned house.

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

13. 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) She wastes it all on things for the house.
(c) The kids are able to make it last until their mother returns.
(d) Her brother and sisters take it before she can buy groceries.

14. How does Erma differ from Grandma Smith?
(a) Erma is callous and rough, while Grandma Smith was very nurturing.
(b) Erma is very urban and streetwise, while Grandma Smith was very "country".
(c) Erma is very kind and shy, while Grandma Smith was standoffish.
(d) Erma is close her family, and Grandma Smith was distant.

15. How does Jeannette help Dinitia's brother?
(a) She plays with him when his sister won't.
(b) She shares some of her lunch when he is hungry.
(c) She chases away a dog that is bothering him.
(d) She gives him her money to get a drink.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do Grandpa and Uncle Stanley react to Erma?

3. What event precipitates the argument in which Erma ends up hitting Lori?

4. What incident gets Maureen sentenced to one year in the hospital?

5. What do Jeannette and Brian find when they are foraging in the woods?

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