2. What type of job does Manny offer to Caesar to tide him over until he succeeds with his heist?
(a) Security.
(b) Busing tables.
(c) Bartending.
(d) Trash detail.

3. What sign does Betsy Ann take to mean that the pigeons have decided to roost in her coop?
(a) The birds cower in the corner of the coop all day.
(b) The birds seem to like her.
(c) The birds no longer leave the coop.
(d) The birds have made a nest.

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

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

6. What is the last thing the protagonist hears of her mother as she starts class in "The First Day"?
(a) A soft sniffle.
(b) The sound of her proud laugh.
(c) The clacking of her heels.
(d) The sound of her voice greeting other children.

7. When the protagonist of "The First Day" initiates the "old, old game", how does her mother respond?
(a) The protagonist's mother becomes angry that the protagonist is behaving in this way publicly.
(b) The protagonist's mother smiles and plays along.
(c) The protagonist's mother whispers to the protagonist that she is a big girl now.
(d) The protagonist's mother breaks from her role in the game to dismiss the protagonist's action.

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

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

10. Where did Caesar first see the mentally handicapped woman?
(a) Walking to work on the sidewalk.
(b) Waiting for the bus with her housemates.
(c) Standing outside the social security office.
(d) Walking into the grocery store.

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

12. In "The First Day", what does the protagonist do as an "old, old game" between her and her mother?
(a) The protagonist bats her eyelashes.
(b) The protagonist pretends to refuse a kiss.
(c) The protagonist squeezes her mother's hand too tight.
(d) The protagonist presses her mother's lips together.

13. What does the protagonist of "The First Day" wear in the opening scene?
(a) Jeans and a t-shirt.
(b) A blue-and-green cotton dress.
(c) A school uniform.
(d) A red jumper with a white blouse.

14. In "The Night Rhonda Ferguson Was Killed", when the car stalls, who is able to get it started?
(a) Cassandra.
(b) Melanie.
(c) Wesley.
(d) Anita.

15. What happens to Betsy Ann's pigeons?
(a) A neighbor, tired of the noise and smell, poisons them.
(b) The pigeons escape from the coop and fly away for good.
(c) Betsy Ann sets them free.
(d) All but two of the pigeons are killed by rats.