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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, The Desert, Pages 9-61 ,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jeannette feel when she first sees Rose Mary at the beginning of the book?
(a) Anger.
(b) Envy.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Shame.

2. How does Jeannette feel as she looks around her comfortable apartment?
(a) Ecstatic.
(b) Tired of everything.
(c) Angry.
(d) Guilty.

3. According to Rose Mary, how should Jeannette explain her mother's situation to others?
(a) She should tell them it is none of their business.
(b) She should tell the truth.
(c) She should make up whatever makes her feel best.
(d) She should pretend that her mother is dead.

4. Where does Jeannette decide to meet Rose Mary in Part 1?
(a) At the author's apartment.
(b) At a homeless shelter.
(c) At a restaurant.
(d) At a hotel.

5. What was Rex doing when he met Rose Mary?
(a) He was in the Air Force.
(b) He was working as an electrical engineer.
(c) He was a traveling salesman.
(d) He did not have a job.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these attributes does Jeannette NOT portray in her style of storytelling?

2. When Rex has no money to buy Christmas presents for the children, what does he give them?

3. Where did Jeannette's mother grow up?

4. Why does Jeannette enjoy staying in the hospital?

5. How does Jeannette explain her accident to the doctors and nurses at the hospital?

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