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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lori get burned at the house in Welch?
(a) She is playing with matches and catches her dress on fire.
(b) She is cooking for her younger brothers.
(c) One of the children from school starts a fire in her yard.
(d) She is lighting a fire and the kerosene explodes on her.

2. Why does Jeannette begin to refuse to go to her uncle's house?
(a) Because she wants to help her mother instead.
(b) Because she is mad at her grandfather, who also lives there.
(c) Because her uncle tried to molest her.
(d) Because she is afraid to leave her siblings at home.

3. What does Jeannette tell her parents about the social worker visiting the house?
(a) That she hopes that the social workers take her to a new home.
(b) That she told the social worker the truth about what is going on in the home.
(c) That she told the social worker to go away.
(d) That they need to do something to help keep the family together.

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

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

6. What does Jeannette do with the stolen item from her job?
(a) She sells it.
(b) She returns it after just one day.
(c) She gives it to her father.
(d) She tells her sister to do what she wants to with it.

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

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

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

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

11. What does Jeannette plan to do after high school?
(a) Take a job with the publication she interns for.
(b) Go straight to college.
(c) Move back to Welch to be near her parents.
(d) Travel the world.

12. What does Rex tell Jeannette when he takes her to the bus station in Part 3?
(a) That once she leaves, she is no longer welcome in the home.
(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 he knows that she will be a huge success.

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

14. Why does Jeannette become upset at the man that gives her and her father a ride home from a bar in Part 3?
(a) He offers her money for food.
(b) He refers to her father as "the town drunk."
(c) He tells her that she won't ever be anything.
(d) He makes an off-color comment to her.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to the money that Jeannette is supposed to use to feed the family in Part 3?

3. What does Brian do when some neighborhood kids break out a window in the house?

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

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

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