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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Citizenship in the Home (pgs. 145-154).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Toby says the Irish tenor in the Champagne Orchestra is singing for his life. This mirrors how Toby feels about:
(a) His relationship with his father.
(b) His mother's attitude toward their life.
(c) His struggles to create new identities.
(d) His interactions with Dwight.

2. Which of the following did Rosemary's father NOT do?
(a) Behave like a loving parent.
(b) Torture his wife.
(c) Drive away boys Rosemary liked.
(d) Force Rosemary to smoke so she would stay thin.

3. How does Toby's mother decide where they are moving?
(a) She has a job prospect in another state.
(b) She asks Toby where he would like to live.
(c) She picks a city at random.
(d) Friends have invited her to stay with them.

4. Toby is crushed when he realizes that Bobby and Norma were having sex while he played basketball. What does this prompt Toby to fantasize about?
(a) Winning a basketball game to get Norma's attention.
(b) Beating Bobby up.
(c) Hitting Norma for betraying him, and then forgiving her.
(d) Getting horribly injured in Norma's presence and being nursed back to health by her.

5. How does Toby view his move to Chinook?
(a) A chance to have a real family.
(b) A chance to make new friends.
(c) A bad thing.
(d) An opportunity to create a new identity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Rosemary and Toby do when they leave the West Seattle apartment?

2. Why doesn't Toby's mother want him to take the rifle to Seattle with them?

3. What does Dwight do when Toby needs new shoes?

4. Why is Toby afraid to say anything bad about Roy when his mother asks what he thinks about leaving Roy?

5. What is the significance of the particularly cruel woman in the crowd during the game being dressed in curlers and toreador pants?

(see the answer key)

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