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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lost in the City and His Mother's House.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color car does Penny drive?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Silver.
(d) Lavender.

2. How does the protagonist of "The Store" get by day-to-day without a job?
(a) He steals necessary items from local stores.
(b) He finds food and shelter around dumpsters.
(c) He lives with his girlfriend.
(d) He lives with his mother.

3. What experience has taught Cassandra that asking questions can be dangerous?
(a) Being an orphan.
(b) Resisting arrest.
(c) Attending school.
(d) Living with her brother-in-law.

4. How long did Pearl think babies needed to breastfeed in order to be healthy?
(a) 9 weeks.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 1 year.

5. When does Lonney marry Brenda?
(a) October.
(b) March.
(c) November.
(d) April.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song does Anita ask Melanie to sing again?

2. What does Cassandra fight with her brother-in-law about?

3. In "Lost in the City", what time is it when the telephone rings in Lydia Walsh's house?

4. In "The Night Rhonda Ferguson Was Killed", what is Cassandra eating at the beginning of the story?

5. In "The Store", why does the protagonist's father have to quit his job?

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