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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 ends up happening to the hole the children dig in the backyard in Part 3?
(a) The kids use it as a hide out.
(b) It gets flooded and fills with mud during a heavy rain.
(c) Their father ends up filling it in with empty beer bottles.
(d) It gets filled with the family's trash when it begins to overflow.

2. Where is Rose Mary living at the time of the Thanksgiving dinner?
(a) In the same abandoned apartment building that she and Rex had been squatting in for years.
(b) In a women's shelter.
(c) In her own apartment.
(d) In Lori's apartment.

3. What does Jeannette decide to do instead of following the guidance counselor's advice?
(a) To apply to top-notch schools.
(b) To move to New York City immediately, even before graduating high school.
(c) To stay at home, but drop out of school.
(d) To wait for graduation and then move back to Phoenix.

4. What happens that saves Jeannette from having to drop out of school because of financial problems?
(a) Her father comes up with the money for her tuition.
(b) She gets a high-paying job.
(c) Her mother sells her jewelry to help her.
(d) She borrows money from her sister.

5. What is the Walls new house in Part 3 like?
(a) It is an old-fashioned house with lots of room.
(b) It is a very run-down one bedroom with no indoor plumbing.
(c) It is a mobile home.
(d) It is very small, but clean and modern.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jeannette handle the family's finances while her mother is out of town?

2. Why does Rex leave the job that has been arranged for him in Part 4?

3. Who is Dinitia?

4. What does Jeannette do when she decides she needs braces for her teeth?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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. Why does the owner of the paper that Jeannette works for talk her out of taking a job at his newspaper?

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

7. When Erma dies, how does the Walls family react? How is Rex's reaction different from the rest of the family?

8. What is Rex's mother, Erma, like, and how does she differ from Grandma Smith?

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

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

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