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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue, and Rich Chicago Girl.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator tells the reader that her father lost his job and her brother Joey has joined __________.
(a) A union.
(b) A gang.
(c) The military.
(d) The Civilian Conservation Corps.

2. Grandma, acting quite polite, does what?
(a) Invites the girls inside.
(b) Gives Mildred the dollar.
(c) Talks to Mildred out on the porch.
(d) Tells Mildred to go home.

3. Mary Alice has to share a desk with whom?
(a) Carleen.
(b) Augie.
(c) Ina Rae.
(d) Mildred.

4. She has them take off their shoes, and then she gives the girls buttermilk and __________.
(a) Biscuits.
(b) Fried chicken.
(c) Pie.
(d) Corn bread.

5. While Mildred is eating, Grandma walks outside on the pretense that she is doing what?
(a) Going for a walk.
(b) Fetching jam from the cellar.
(c) Visiting a neighbor.
(d) Tying up Mildred's horse for her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is it important that the school is many miles from Mildred's house?

2. Grandma takes Mary Alice directly where?

3. The horse likely did what?

4. Until the family recovers financially, the narrator will have to live with ________________ in an unnamed town.

5. After school, how does Mildred follow Mary Alice?

(see the answer key)

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