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

2. How does Jeannette contact Rose Mary to set up a meeting in Part 1?
(a) She sends a letter.
(b) She calls a mutual friend.
(c) She calls her father and asks him to relay the message.
(d) She leaves her a note at a hotel.

3. What happens when Jeannette is released from the hospital?
(a) Her father takes her out against medical advice.
(b) Jeannette's mother cannot pay the bill, so the hospital lets her go.
(c) The doctors realize that they cannot keep her from her family.
(d) She is able to get up and walk outside so the doctor tells her she can go.

4. What are Jeannette's feelings towards her parents in light of her upbringing?
(a) She wants nothing to do with her parents.
(b) She has a deep rage for them.
(c) She is filled with regrets about their relationship.
(d) She feels fondness and is a bit confused by them.

5. According to Rose Mary, how should Jeannette explain her mother's situation to others?
(a) She should tell them it is none of their business.
(b) She should make up whatever makes her feel best.
(c) She should tell the truth.
(d) She should pretend that her mother is dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes care of baby Maureen while the family is moving?

2. What is the incident in the first section of Part 2 that serves as a metaphor for the neglect that the children suffer?

3. Why does Rex lose so many jobs?

4. Jeannette has how many siblings?

5. How does Jeannette feel as she looks around her comfortable apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What gift does Jeannette ask her father for on her tenth birthday and how does he react?

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

3. How does Rex teach Jeannette to swim, and how is it representative of his philosophy of parenting in general?

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

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

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

7. Why does Rex dislike staying with Rose Mary's mother (Grandma Smith)?

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

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

10. Why does Jeannette ask the cab driver to go back to the apartment after she sees her mother from afar in Part 1?

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