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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. In Chapter 2, what life-threatening occurrences befell Smarsh many times?
(a) Near-drownings.
(b) Lightening strikes.
(c) Falls from cliffs.
(d) Car wrecks.

2. Which American president was a native of rural Kansas?
(a) Ronald Reagan.
(b) John F. Kennedy.
(c) George H.W. Bush.
(d) Dwight Eisenhower.

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

4. What did Smarsh's family think about insurance for property?
(a) It was only necessary for city people.
(b) It was only necessary if you had expensive things.
(c) It was a rip-off.
(d) It was necessary.

5. Who was the man who became Smarsh's step-grandfather?
(a) Conner.
(b) Arnie.
(c) Nicky.
(d) Bob.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Smarsh's father born?

2. What is Smarsh's mother's name?

3. What derogatory term is popular today to describe rural people and farmers, but Smarsh can not recall hearing much growing up?

4. What did Smarsh's family do one July 4 to make money?

5. Who is Smarsh's younger brother?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part I, what happens with Jeannie that Betty takes to heart because she thinks it symbolizes her failures as a mother?

2. In Part I, what do Smarsh's parents do around the Fourth of July to make a significant amount of money?

3. What kind of parallel does Smarsh draw between the kittens in Part II and farming families?

4. Why does Smarsh feel she needs to be so vigilant in childhood?

5. How do Smarsh's parents, Jeannie and Nick, meet?

6. How does Smarsh define her family's poverty in Part I?

7. In Part I, what is one of Nick's greatest accomplishments in carpentry?

8. How does Nick's pole barn burn down?

9. In Part I, what is one main reason Betty says yes when Arnie asks her to dance the first time they meet?

10. What birthday does Smarsh's father have that Smarsh feels is a sort of poetic for him?

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