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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jeannette do about her schooling when she moves to New York?
(a) She attends a public school and works for a small publication.
(b) She decides to drop out of school for a while and go back when she can save up money.
(c) She goes to school part-time and works full-time.
(d) She drops out of high school.

2. Where is Rose Mary living at the time of the Thanksgiving dinner?
(a) In her own apartment.
(b) In a women's shelter.
(c) In Lori's apartment.
(d) In the same abandoned apartment building that she and Rex had been squatting in for years.

3. What event precipitates the argument in which Erma ends up hitting Lori?
(a) Erma believes Jeannette stole her money.
(b) Erma tells Lori that her father is "just a bum."
(c) Lori catches Erma attempting to molest Brian.
(d) Brian becomes upset at Erma because she doesn't pay attention to him.

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

5. In Part 3, Jeannette and Lori make big plans to do what?
(a) Go to New York City.
(b) Visit their Grandma Smith.
(c) Steal their parent's money.
(d) Get jobs to help support the family.

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

7. Rex dies during Part 4 as a result of:
(a) A heart attack.
(b) Liver failure due to alcoholism.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Cancer.

8. Who is Ginnie Sue?
(a) A prostitute who lives in the Walls neighborhood, and whose daughter Jeannette is friends with.
(b) Lori's only friend, who stands up for her with the other kids.
(c) Jeannette's imaginary friend.
(d) A woman who Rex is having an affair with.

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

10. After Jeannette gets a divorce, what type of life does she choose to live?
(a) She decides to devote her life to non-profit work.
(b) A life devoted to her parents.
(c) A life of luxury.
(d) A simpler life.

11. What is Jeannette's occupation in New York in Part 4?
(a) Musician.
(b) Artist.
(c) Editor.
(d) Teacher.

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

13. 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 are concerned for her safety.
(c) They believe living in luxury will spoil her.
(d) They don't like her roommate.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jeannette try to talk her mother into doing to make hers and the children's lives better?

2. The Walls' parents refuse to accept help from their children. Why?

3. How does Jeannette's grandparents feel about her relationship with Dinitia?

4. What does Jeannette want to do for a career by the time she is in 7th grade?

5. What is the condition of the Wells' house like when spring comes in Part 3?

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