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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 43 - 85).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ford's mother often do when she is a child and has misbehaved?
(a) Take her food away.
(b) Make her sleep outside.
(c) Beat her physically.
(d) Take her books away.

2. Who is Ford's father's closest brother?
(a) James.
(b) Wilson.
(c) Henry.
(d) Clarence.

3. What does Grandma Billie show Ford in Chapter 7 when they are back on the farm?
(a) A dead raccoon.
(b) She finds a snake's nest and burns the snakes alive.
(c) New books she has bought for Ford.
(d) A pile of money.

4. In Chapter 5, what does Ford think her mother sometimes needs her to do as a child?
(a) Go to the store for her.
(b) Make money.
(c) Disappear.
(d) Be loud.

5. What does Ford's mother suffer through in Chapter 7 that leaves her despondent?
(a) A stillbirth.
(b) The death of her father.
(c) A car accident.
(d) The death of her sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Ford the family used to call her "Stagger Lee" when she was a child?

2. Why does Ford throw away her mother's cigarettes when she is a young child?

3. In Chapter 5, where is Ford's mother's boyfriend from?

4. What does Ford tell Allen is the problem between herself and her mother?

5. What does Ford tell her boyfriend about her feelings about the news her mother delivers to her in Chapter 1?

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