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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. Why does Jeannette enjoy staying in the hospital?
(a) Because she is angry at her family, and doesn't want to go home.
(b) Because it is quiet and not chaotic.
(c) Because she gets lots of presents from her family.
(d) Because there are lots of children to be friends with.

2. What is Rose Mary's philosophy on child-rearing?
(a) She believes in very harsh discipline.
(b) She thinks that children should not be allowed to make decisions.
(c) She will not let children out of her sight.
(d) She believes that children need freedom and no structure.

3. Rose Mary hopes to do what while they are living in Phoenix?
(a) Open an art gallery.
(b) Go back to college.
(c) Get her children into a better school.
(d) Learn to cook.

4. Which of the following descriptions might best describe Jeannette?
(a) Carefree, giddy.
(b) Angry, bitter.
(c) Self-reliant, strong.
(d) Indifferent, lazy.

5. What causes the argument that ends in Rose Mary being dangled out of the window by her feet by Rex?
(a) Rose Mary wants to move again.
(b) Rex is angry at the children and tells Rose Mary.
(c) Rex's being absent from the house while he is "out making money."
(d) Rose Mary caught Rex cheating on her.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Rex is able to get to the family's money, what does he spend it on?

2. What types of activities does Rex do with his children?

3. How is Jeannette able to keep from going hungry at school after her father loses his job again?

4. What job did Rose Mary once hold?

5. Jeannette has how many siblings?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Rose Mary and Jeannette have very different views of the world. Why does Rose Mary tell Jeannette that her values are "all confused"?

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

9. How does Jeannette's adult life differ from her mother's?

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

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