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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-2: Excess Baggage, Cutting Loose.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did James NOT do?
(a) Provide for his family.
(b) Gambled.
(c) Was abusive.
(d) Drank.

2. What was Anita faced with that made her runaway from home?
(a) A new school.
(b) A new step dad.
(c) Failing grades.
(d) Acne.

3. How does Chapter 1 describe Anita?
(a) Happy and joyful.
(b) Lonely but happy.
(c) Sad and miserable.
(d) Disruptive and emotionally bankrupt.

4. In what time period was Anita's adolescence?
(a) The Great Depression.
(b) World War I.
(c) World War II.
(d) The Vietnam War.

5. What does Anita note that her mother did not have in her life during her growing up years?
(a) Friends or a boyfriend.
(b) A boyfriend or a social life.
(c) Friends or a social life.
(d) A social life with people who care about her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were dance marathons called?

2. What happened briefly that brought some happiness to the family in Chapter 1?

3. What did Anita see an advertisement for in Chapter 2?

4. What happened to the person who stayed with Anita and her mom during Chapter 2?

5. Who came to live with Anita and her mom in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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