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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 Rex take the children to the zoo?
(a) He says that he is getting claustrophobic being in the city.
(b) He takes them for an Easter present.
(c) Because he believes that they should learn more about science.
(d) He tells them they should be out doing things, and not in school.

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

3. What do the Walls parents teach the children?
(a) They do not teach them, but want them to do very well in school.
(b) They teach them art, but not how to do math or read.
(c) They teach them to read and write, to do math, and practical skills.
(d) They do not teach them any kind of academics.

4. How does Jeannette get food to eat at school when she's hungry?
(a) Her friends share their lunches with her.
(b) She steals from other children's lunches.
(c) She eats things from the trash.
(d) She steals money to buy a snack each day.

5. Who is the oldest child in the Walls family?
(a) Lori.
(b) Maureen.
(c) Jeannette.
(d) Brian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What basic needs do Jeannette's family not always provide?

2. Why does Rex tell his family that he has lost his job?

3. Who is Billy Deel?

4. What are Jeannette's feelings towards her parents in light of her upbringing?

5. Where did Rex grow up?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does Rose Mary's philosophy of life make it difficult for her to hold a job?

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

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

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

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