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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 57).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Smarsh say her mother's true nature was?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Despair.
(c) Anger.
(d) Severe serenity.

2. In Chapter 2, what does Smarsh say their bodies were born into?
(a) Hunger.
(b) Want.
(c) Pain.
(d) Hard labor.

3. Which U.S. president visited Kansas City in 1979?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) Jimmy Carter.
(c) Bill Clinton.
(d) Gerald Ford.

4. What life-threatening injury befalls Betty as a child?
(a) She is nearly killed on a construction site.
(b) She nearly falls down a sinkhole.
(c) She is nearly electrocuted as a child when a power company worker leaves a live wire laying on the ground.
(d) She nearly drowns in a nearby lake.

5. What work did Smarsh's father primarily do?
(a) Legal work.
(b) Carpentry.
(c) Plumbing.
(d) Accountancy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the man who became Smarsh's step-grandfather?

2. What kind of car was Smarsh's grandmother driving when she drew up with Arnie at an intersection in Chapter 1?

3. What is the name Smarsh comes up with for her unconceived, unborn daughter?

4. What is Smarsh's father's name?

5. What is Smarsh's nickname as a child?

(see the answer key)

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