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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. Where does the Wall family move at the beginning of Part 3 of the book?
(a) Texas.
(b) Welch, West Virginia.
(c) Phoenix.
(d) Los Angeles, California.

2. What does Jeannette expect her new grandparents to be like?
(a) Warm, nurturing, and fun.
(b) Cruel, because that has been her experience.
(c) She has no idea what having a grandparent would be like.
(d) Serious like her father.

3. What is Brian doing as he enters adolescence?
(a) He is getting into trouble and frequently involved in fights.
(b) He has left home and the family has not heard from him.
(c) Doing better in school and planning for graduation.
(d) He stays in his room alone all of the time but does well in school.

4. How does Jeannette finance her rent during her college years?
(a) She pays for everything with student loans.
(b) She borrows money from her sister.
(c) She trades childcare for room and board.
(d) She lives in a hostel to save money.

5. Why does Rex get upset about Maureen moving in with Lori?
(a) He feels like Lori is stealing his family away.
(b) He is jealous that Lori won't let him and Rose Mary move in with her.
(c) He doesn't think Maureen will be safe in the city.
(d) He wants Maureen to work and bring money to the family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jeannette end up stealing from her place of employment?

2. How do the Walls children get along socially at their new school in Part 3?

3. Where is Rose Mary living at the time of the Thanksgiving dinner?

4. What do Jeannette and Brian find when they are foraging in the woods?

5. What is the Walls new house in Part 3 like?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rex, despite all of his problems, show his devotion to Jeannette during her college years?

2. What incident leads Jeannette to finally making a friend in West Virginia?

3. How do the Walls parents fail to protect their children from Erma?

4. Why do Rex and Rose Mary follow their children to New York City to live?

5. How does the condition of the Walls family home worsen during the spring in Welch?

6. Rex is largely absent from the family after they move to Welch. What has he been doing during this time?

7. What happens when Jeannette makes an attempt to fix up her family's ramshackle home in West Virginia?

8. Why does Rose Mary quit her job, and what is Jeannette's reaction?

9. After the incident between the children and Erma, what does Jeannette begin to wonder about her father?

10. Recount some of the events that demonstrate Maureen's difficulty in adapting to life as an adult.

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