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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Young Lions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The First Day", what does the protagonist liken her mother to as her mother pulls documents from her purse?
(a) A library.
(b) A secretary.
(c) A bumbling fool.
(d) A magician.

2. Why does the protagonist's mother need help with the school forms in "The First Day"?
(a) The protagonist's mother cannot read.
(b) The protagonist's mother does not understand the new forms.
(c) The protagonist's mother has never enrolled a child before.
(d) The protagonist's mother can read but not write.

3. What is Miles' profession?
(a) Street sweeper.
(b) Barber.
(c) Line cook.
(d) Executive assistant.

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

5. Where do Betsy Ann's pigeons fly away to each morning?
(a) The park.
(b) Miles' house.
(c) The roof.
(d) The bell tower.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Cassandra do instead of attending class?

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

4. How does Betsy Ann's father deal with the dead pigeons?

5. What color is Clara's casket?

(see the answer key)

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