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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What put Sherman in the hospital?
(a) A stabbing wound from a dispute.
(b) A robbery gone bad.
(c) A drive-by shooting.
(d) A drug overdose.

2. What advice does Robert receive from Carleton and Carlos?
(a) "Don't go outside after dark."
(b) "Don't get lost in the city."
(c) "Don't overstay your welcome."
(d) "Don't cross Miss Jenny."

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

4. What is Cassandra smoking at the opening of the story?
(a) Virginia Slims.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Marlboros.
(d) Chesterfields.

5. What does Janet teach Robert to do using a blond baby doll?
(a) Pin a girl's dress.
(b) Change a girl's diaper.
(c) Comb a girl's hair.
(d) Braid a girl's hair.

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

7. How old are the mentally handicapped woman and her housemates?
(a) At least 40 years old.
(b) Around 20-25 years old.
(c) At least 30 years old.
(d) Clearly over 50 years old.

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

9. What does the protagonist's mother see as the "beginning and end of the world"?
(a) Honor.
(b) Money.
(c) Respect.
(d) Education.

10. What does the protagonist of "The First Day" notice as her mother walks away?
(a) The cheap material her purse is made from.
(b) The way her mother seems out of place.
(c) The way her clothes do not fit.
(d) The spot on her sock which she darned the night before.

11. How does Rhonda die?
(a) Rhonda dies from alcohol poisoning.
(b) Rhonda overdoses on drugs.
(c) Rhonda is shot.
(d) Rhonda's father stabs her.

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

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

14. What does the protagonist of "The First Day" have for breakfast?
(a) Eggs and bacon.
(b) Toasted white bread.
(c) Pancakes without syrup.
(d) Oatmeal and milk.

15. What color are the pigeons Betsy Ann receives from Miles?
(a) Grey.
(b) Red and white.
(c) Black.
(d) White and black.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the protagonist's socks in "The First Day"?

2. When was the last time Caesar had seen Sherman?

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

4. What experience has taught Cassandra that asking questions can be dangerous?

5. What happens to Betsy Ann's pigeons?

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