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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 128 - 169).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ford become ineligible for the state program that would have made going to college easier?
(a) Her mother dies before she can complete the program.
(b) Her grades drop too low.
(c) She does not have enough money to pay the entrance fee.
(d) Her mother does not submit the required paperwork.

2. What does Ford often do late at night when she cannot sleep in Chapter 8?
(a) Watch television.
(b) Eat.
(c) Dance.
(d) Sing.

3. In Chapter 13, what does Ford tell her mother when she asks why she and her bother do not like Allen?
(a) He is mean.
(b) He hits them.
(c) He is dirty.
(d) He smells bad.

4. What does college come to feel like for Ford in Chapter 22?
(a) A refuge.
(b) A challenge.
(c) A scourage.
(d) A trick.

5. Why is Ford's father in prison?
(a) For selling drugs.
(b) For robbery.
(c) For fraud.
(d) For rape.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what is one factor that complicates Ford's mother's relationship with her boyfriend?

2. What does Grandma Billie show Ford in Chapter 7 when they are back on the farm?

3. Who is Ford's mother's boyfriend in Chapter 12?

4. What does Bradley do to Ford in Chapter 15?

5. What is Ford's hometown?

(see the answer key)

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