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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. What does Cassandra carry in her pocket?
(a) Her mother's obituary.
(b) Newspaper clippings of Rhonda's success, wrapped in tinfoil.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) An eviction notice.

2. Where does Cassandra drive Gladys Harper?
(a) Gladys' mother's house on 12th Street.
(b) Gladys' father's house in Anacostia.
(c) Gladys' school on Kenyon Street.
(d) Mt. Carmel Baptist Church.

3. What does Cassandra do instead of attending class?
(a) Cassandra sits outside the classroom antagonizing her teacher.
(b) Cassandra drives around town looking for work.
(c) Cassandra cares for her niece.
(d) Cassandra fantasizes about killing her brother-in-law.

4. What does Cassandra fight with her brother-in-law about?
(a) Cassandra's foul language.
(b) The amount of food she eats.
(c) The time she is supposed to be home at night.
(d) Cassandra's truancy.

5. What did Anita's father tell her about Anacostia?
(a) Anita should never go there because it is too far away.
(b) Anacostia is a place for men to live with their mistresses.
(c) People there still live with chickens and cows.
(d) Anacostia is a place full of criminals and thieves.

Short Answer Questions

1. A woman in "The First Day" has fashioned hair curlers out of which of the following?

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

3. When does "The First Day" take place?

4. In "The First Day", the admissions staff members at Seaton Elementary look like models out of which of the following magazines?

5. In "The First Day", what time does the protagonist's mother promise to pick her up?

(see the answer key)

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