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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 1994, what kind of program did California implement related to welfare recipients?
(a) A welfare-to-work program.
(b) A facial recognition program.
(c) A driver's license program.
(d) A finger-printing program.

2. What car did Nick sometimes drive Smarsh and her brother to school in?
(a) A new Corvette.
(b) A rusted Honda.
(c) A big white Oldsmobile.
(d) A Ford pickup.

3. What would Betty say when she saw a homeless person at a Wichita intersection?
(a) Learn to feed yourself.
(b) The homeless shelter is that way.
(c) Find a shelter.
(d) Get a job.

4. Who was Smarsh's new teacher after her parents divorced and Smarsh and her mother and brother moved to the Wichita area?
(a) Mrs. Ballard.
(b) Mrs. Cherrysmith.
(c) Mrs. Coykendall.
(d) Mrs. Wordwell.

5. What was the name of Smarsh's elementary school in Chapter 4?
(a) Baxter Elementary.
(b) Wichita Elementary.
(c) Crown Elementary.
(d) OK Elementary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened in Chapter 6 when Dorothy tracked Aaron down to ask for child support?

2. What did Smarsh think Jeannie's boyfriend Bob's house decorating style demonstrated about he and Jeannie?

3. What job did the judge tell Betty was no job for a woman?

4. Who were Dorothy's parents?

5. What kind of offense does Smarsh say just about every adult she knew had spent a night in jail for committing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Smarsh say is a big differences between the poor and the middle-and-upper-class families who make mistakes?

2. In Part IV, what does the maroon wall symbolize for Jeannie?

3. What happens to Betty's mother in Part IV that has a negative effect on Betty and her young siblings at the time?

4. Why does Smarsh think being poor carries such a unique kind of shame in America?

5. What does Smarsh learn from her father Nick regarding houses?

6. How does Smarsh win an essay contest in fifth grade in Part III?

7. Why does Smarsh think Betty did well in her job at the courthouse?

8. In Part III, what does Smarsh's father do to her that she is very hurt by?

9. In Part IV, what was Betty's husband Bob like to both her and Jeannie?

10. Why does Smarsh go to live with her grandparents just before turning 11?

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