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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where does Rex take Jeannette while her mother is gone in Part 3?
(a) To a dance at her school.
(b) To buy a new dress for school.
(c) To the opera.
(d) To a pool hall.

6. 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.

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

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

9. What happens when Jeannette goes swimming in a public pool?
(a) She finally finds something that she can enjoy doing during the summer.
(b) The other children mock her for living in a "trash heap" and chase her out of the pool.
(c) A neighborhood girl befriends her.
(d) She nearly drowns after getting into a fight with another girl.

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

11. Why do the Welch children end up in special education classes?
(a) The children tell the principal that they want to be in slower classes.
(b) The teacher talks to them and decides that they aren't smart.
(c) Their mother tells the school that the children can't read.
(d) They can't understand the principal and don't answer his questions correctly.

12. Why do Rex and Rose Mary leave the children with their grandparents?
(a) Because Rex has a new moneymaking scheme in Texas.
(b) To go on a second honeymoon.
(c) To return to Phoenix to pick up their belongings.
(d) They want the kids to spend 'quality time' with Erma.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens that saves Jeannette from having to drop out of school because of financial problems?

2. Why does Rex leave the job that has been arranged for him in Part 4?

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

4. Where does Jeannette get a job in Part 3?

5. What does Rex tell Jeannette when he takes her to the bus station in Part 3?

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