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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Night Rhonda Ferguson Was Killed.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The First Day", what does the protagonist do as an "old, old game" between her and her mother?
(a) The protagonist squeezes her mother's hand too tight.
(b) The protagonist bats her eyelashes.
(c) The protagonist presses her mother's lips together.
(d) The protagonist pretends to refuse a kiss.

2. Who accompanies Betsy Ann on her trips to retrieve her pigeons?
(a) Jenny.
(b) Clara.
(c) Ralph Holley.
(d) Robert.

3. What smell does the protagonist of "The First Day" notice each time she turns her head?
(a) Dixie Peach hair grease.
(b) Fresh soap.
(c) Gardenia perfume behind her ear.
(d) Chemically treated hair.

4. When the protagonist of "The First Day" initiates the "old, old game", how does her mother respond?
(a) The protagonist's mother breaks from her role in the game to dismiss the protagonist's action.
(b) The protagonist's mother smiles and plays along.
(c) The protagonist's mother becomes angry that the protagonist is behaving in this way publicly.
(d) The protagonist's mother whispers to the protagonist that she is a big girl now.

5. When the girls arrive at Mildred Harper's house, what does Mildred do?
(a) Mildred calls for Gladys to answer the door.
(b) Mildred shoves Gladys and a box of possessions into the car and walks away.
(c) Mildred slaps them for daring to come to her house.
(d) Mildred feeds them a dinner of fried chicken, string beans, potato salad, and rolls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time is it when Melanie approaches Cassandra while she is sitting in her brother-in-law's car?

2. What does Betsy Ann say to her father about the pigeons?

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

4. What is the last thing the protagonist hears of her mother as she starts class in "The First Day"?

5. What is Cassandra smoking at the opening of the story?

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