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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The First Day.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is the protagonist of "The First Day"?
(a) 7.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

2. Where do Betsy Ann and her father live?
(a) In an apartment rented out by Betsy Ann's grandmother.
(b) In an apartment on the third floor of Jenny and Walter Creed's house.
(c) In a house with Miles.
(d) In the basement of Jenny and Walter Creed's house.

3. To what does the narrator compare the first set of baby pigeons?
(a) Mice.
(b) Worms.
(c) Baby vultures.
(d) Aliens.

4. What does the janitor, Jake Horton, send to Betsy Ann?
(a) A pink carriage.
(b) Pigeons.
(c) A blue rattle.
(d) Flowers.

5. Which elementary school does the protagonist's mother want her to attend in "The First Day"?
(a) Seaton Elementary.
(b) Lafayette Elementary.
(c) Lincoln Memorial Elementary.
(d) Walker-Jones Elementary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Betsy Ann's pigeons fly away to each morning?

2. When the protagonist of "The First Day" initiates the "old, old game", how does her mother respond?

3. How does Betsy Ann's father get to work in the morning?

4. Whose pigeons does Betsy Ann go to visit for the second time?

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

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