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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, The Desert, Pages 62-125,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Walls' house in Arizona like?
(a) It is a small home that they share with her mother's friends.
(b) It is run-down and located in a bad neighborhood.
(c) It is a mansion, but has not been well cared for.
(d) It is an old Spanish-style villa with a pool.

2. What happens to Jeannette when she first starts school in Blythe?
(a) She hates school and hides out to avoid it.
(b) She is picked on because of her intelligence.
(c) She has a very hard time academically.
(d) She gets held back a grade.

3. What is Rose Mary doing when Jeannette first sees her at the beginning of the book?
(a) Her mother is digging through a dumpster.
(b) Her mother is grocery shopping.
(c) Her mother is injured, on the side of the road.
(d) Her mother is arguing with a police officer.

4. What happens when Jeannette is released from the hospital?
(a) The doctors realize that they cannot keep her from her family.
(b) Jeannette's mother cannot pay the bill, so the hospital lets her go.
(c) She is able to get up and walk outside so the doctor tells her she can go.
(d) Her father takes her out against medical advice.

5. How does Rex react when Jeannette accidentally burns the shed down?
(a) He makes Jeannette and Brian rebuild the barn.
(b) He beats Jeannette.
(c) He is not angry and turns it into a physics lesson.
(d) He does not realize that Jeannette is responsible.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2, what does Jeannette ask her father for as a Christmas gift?

2. Where did Jeannette's mother grow up?

3. Why does the family leave for Arizona in the middle of the night?

4. What was Rex doing when he met Rose Mary?

5. Why does the family often pick up and leave in the middle of the night?

(see the answer key)

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