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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 show did Smarsh often like to watch with Arnie?
(a) The Muppet Show.
(b) Hill Street Blues.
(c) The Carol Burnett Show.
(d) Hee Haw.

2. Who took Betty and Jeannie camping at Cheney Lake in Chapter 6?
(a) Dominick.
(b) Jerry.
(c) Frederick.
(d) Herb.

3. What violent storms are most common in Kansas?
(a) Blizzards.
(b) Hurricanes.
(c) Tornadoes.
(d) Cyclones.

4. Which ex-husband of Betty's did Jeannie remember as a "belt-snapper?"
(a) Arnie.
(b) Ed.
(c) Frederick.
(d) Bob.

5. What did Smarsh say there was a good chance August would live in, hypothetically?
(a) A homeless shelter.
(b) A house that did not look like poor people lived there.
(c) A commune.
(d) A foreign country.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Betty do to Joe, Dorothy's third husband?

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

3. What would Betty say when she saw a homeless person at a Wichita intersection?

4. What did Grandma Betty say about a man who did not earn his keep?

5. In Chapter 4, why does Smarsh's father strike her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Jeannie's boyfriend, also named Bob, treat Smarsh?

3. What happens that leads to Nick losing his house in Part IV?

4. Why did Betty leave Ray, Jeannie's father?

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

6. Why were Smarsh and her brother embarrassed when their father drove them to school in Part III?

7. What did the family of Vietnamese immigrants do to express their gratitude for Jeannie's help getting them their house?

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

9. What were some of the government assistance programs Smarsh and her brother benefitted from as children?

10. What was one reason Bob found it fairly easy to get full custody of his and Betty's son in Part IV?

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