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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Brian goes to the Green Lantern?
(a) The women there are very kind to him.
(b) A woman throws things at him and tells him to leave.
(c) He sees his father there.
(d) He is embarrassed and runs away.

2. What type of childhood does Jeannette say she had?
(a) Unique.
(b) Sad.
(c) Typical.
(d) Frightening.

3. How does Jeannette end up hurting herself in Part 2?
(a) She is playing on the roof and falls off.
(b) She burns herself at a bonfire.
(c) She is climbing a tree and falls on a fence.
(d) She is boiling hot dogs and gets burned.

4. Who takes care of baby Maureen while the family is moving?
(a) The Walls parents.
(b) Lori and Jeannette.
(c) Grandma Smith.
(d) Brian.

5. Where does Jeannette decide to meet Rose Mary in Part 1?
(a) At a restaurant.
(b) At a hotel.
(c) At the author's apartment.
(d) At a homeless shelter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rex take the children to the zoo?

2. What happens when the Walls children begin school in Phoenix?

3. What else does Rose Mary tell Jeannette in their meeting that she should do?

4. Why does Jeannette enjoy staying in the hospital?

5. Where did Jeannette's mother grow up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some examples of the neglect that the children suffer during their time in both Battle Mountain and in Phoenix?

2. The author tells her story in a very straightforward manner. What does her style of writing say about her personality?

3. How is the accident when Jeannette gets burned symbolic of her childhood as a whole?

4. How does the author describe her father in Part 2 of the book?

5. What does Grandma Smith provide for Jeannette that she doesn't get at home?

6. How do Lori and Jeannette help take responsibility for the new baby, Maureen, on the trip to their new home in Part 2?

7. What are some of the unorthodox ways that the Walls parents get money and items for the house?

8. What does the author feel towards her parents in light of the circumstances of her childhood?

9. What is life like for the Walls children when they first move to Phoenix?

10. Why do you think Rose Mary continues to refuse help from her adult children?

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