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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through An Orange Line Train to Ballston and The Sunday Following Mother's Day.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time is it when Melanie approaches Cassandra while she is sitting in her brother-in-law's car?
(a) 3:30.
(b) 4:30.
(c) 4:00.
(d) 2:30.

2. Who had told Caesar that dreams were a good sign for a conman?
(a) Soto.
(b) Carol.
(c) Sherman.
(d) Manny.

3. In "The Girl Who Raised Pigeons", what game do the boys play in the schoolyard?
(a) Dodge ball.
(b) Jumprope.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Poison.

4. In "The First Day", the admissions staff members at Seaton Elementary look like models out of which of the following magazines?
(a) Vogue.
(b) Ebony.
(c) Marie Claire.
(d) Good Housekeeping.

5. How many pigeons does Miles give Betsy Ann?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The First Day", what does the protagonist do as an "old, old game" between her and her mother?

2. To what does the protagonist compare the admissions worker's pearls in "The First Day"?

3. What put Sherman in the hospital?

4. How old is the protagonist of "The First Day"?

5. Who accompanies Betsy Ann on her trips to retrieve her pigeons?

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