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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 are Jeannette's parents' feelings regarding society's rules?
(a) They think rules are very important.
(b) They are very responsible, but don't like it.
(c) They want to fit in with everyone.
(d) They refuse to conform to them.

2. What is the Walls' house in Arizona like?
(a) It is an old Spanish-style villa with a pool.
(b) It is a small home that they share with her mother's friends.
(c) It is run-down and located in a bad neighborhood.
(d) It is a mansion, but has not been well cared for.

3. Who is the youngest child in the Walls family?
(a) Brian.
(b) Charlene.
(c) Jeannette.
(d) Maureen.

4. How long has Rex worked at the job in Battle Mountain before leaving it?
(a) Six months.
(b) Two years.
(c) One month.
(d) Two days.

5. Where did Rex grow up?
(a) Welch, West Virginia.
(b) Los Angeles, California.
(c) Biloxi, Mississippi.
(d) New York, New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Jeannette's parents live in Part 1 of the book?

2. Rose Mary hopes to do what while they are living in Phoenix?

3. How does Rose Mary try to keep Rex from spending the family's money?

4. What is the Hot Pot?

5. How does Jeannette get food to eat at school when she's hungry?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Rex's reaction to Rose Mary's plan to travel to West Virginia and what happens when the family gets ready to go?

3. What are Rex's feelings about how the family finances should be handled? How does he manage money?

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

5. What feelings does Jeannette have when she first sees her mother from afar in Part 1?

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

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

8. What is Rose Mary's reply in Part 1 to Jeannette's asking her what she should tell others about her mother?

9. What incident precipitates the family's leaving Battle Mountain for Phoenix?

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

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