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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 was the result of Charlie getting kicked out of school?
(a) Living on the streets.
(b) Renting a room from the Brown family.
(c) Coming to live with the Brown family.
(d) Going to jail.

2. Who does Jane feel grateful for after Bernice leaves the household?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Greer.
(c) Vida.
(d) Betsey.

3. What is it that Greer believes his wife has?
(a) Common sense.
(b) Work ethic.
(c) Foresight.
(d) Determination.

4. What is the class learning about in geography on Betsey's first day at the new school?
(a) Europe.
(b) United States.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Africa.

5. What type of prejudice is introduced in Chapter 4?
(a) Sexism.
(b) Race.
(c) Class.
(d) Occupational.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Vida's ex-husband?

2. What is Betsey's hiding place?

3. Where did trespassing occur in Chapter 2?

4. Why does Betsey create the hopscotch board?

5. How does Betsey feel after she makes it home from her first day of integrated school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is strange about Carrie?

2. What changes does Jane discover when she comes home?

3. Describe Susan Linda and her home.

4. Why and how has Jane sheltered her children?

5. What does Mrs. Maureen say about segregation, and what do her beliefs represent?

6. What does Carrie convince Betsey to do?

7. What makes Betsey feel good about herself?

8. How does Jane react to Greer's request to take the children to a demonstration?

9. Why does Betsey feel that her runaway name should be Cora Sue Betsey Anne Calhoun Brown? Where does she get this name?

10. In what way is Chapter 13 a transition chapter?

(see the answer keys)

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