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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 is Jeannette finding food during the family's first winter in their new home in Welch?
(a) In the trash can at school.
(b) She trades homework answers for food from her classmates' lunches.
(c) She steals from her teacher.
(d) She is taking food from a neighbor's garden.

2. What is Jeannette's occupation in New York in Part 4?
(a) Artist.
(b) Editor.
(c) Musician.
(d) Teacher.

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

4. How do Rose Mary and Rex react to the children's story about the incident between Erma and Brian?
(a) They side with Erma, saying the children should have behaved better.
(b) They are enraged at Erma.
(c) They beat the children for lying.
(d) They pretend that they do not hear what the children are saying.

5. The Walls' parents refuse to accept help from their children. Why?
(a) They feel guilty about not providing for their children.
(b) They view homelessness as an 'adventure'.
(c) They want to get out of the situation on their own.
(d) They believe that they are going to be rich soon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jeannette decide to do instead of following the guidance counselor's advice?

2. Rex dies during Part 4 as a result of:

3. Why do the other children look down on the Walls children?

4. What happens that saves Jeannette from having to drop out of school because of financial problems?

5. What does Jeannette do about her schooling when she moves to New York?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jeannette so interested in going to Ginnie Sue's house? What is her visit like?

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

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

4. What are some examples of how the Walls parents fail to provide for their children's needs during this first year in Welch?

5. How are Brian, Maureen, and Jeannette's ways of coping with their home life differ? What does each of them do?

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

7. What events help form Jeannette's desire to be a professional writer?

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

9. What plans do Lori and Jeannette begin to make for themselves at the end of Part 3?

10. What are Jeannette's feelings towards her parents by the end of the book?

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