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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three, Welch, Pages 129-183,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Brian do when some neighborhood kids break out a window in the house?
(a) He sits on the porch and cries.
(b) He ignores them.
(c) He chases after them and throws rocks at them.
(d) He tells his father, who goes to talk to the other parents.

2. What is the Green Lantern?
(a) A bar where the parents often go.
(b) The secret place where the children go to play.
(c) A brothel that the children frequently walk by.
(d) A spot in the woods where Jeannette and Brian play.

3. Who does Jeannette think that they are going to see and maybe even stay with in Arizona?
(a) Her mother's friends.
(b) Grandma Smith.
(c) Rex's parents.
(d) Neighbors from when Jeannette was small.

4. How does Jeannette contact Rose Mary to set up a meeting in Part 1?
(a) She leaves her a note at a hotel.
(b) She calls a mutual friend.
(c) She calls her father and asks him to relay the message.
(d) She sends a letter.

5. The family often lacks basic necessities, which is underscored by an incident in which Jeannette finds her sister, Lori, eating what?
(a) Apples from the neighbor's tree.
(b) A stick of margarine with some sugar.
(c) Food that she found out in the yard.
(d) Dirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rex leave home and disappear for several days following the death of his mother?

2. What is the children's sleeping arrangement in their new home in Part 3?

3. Which of the following best describes Jeannette's childhood?

4. What happens when the children are traveling in the back of the U-haul to Battle Mountain?

5. What is the incident in the first section of Part 2 that serves as a metaphor for the neglect that the children suffer?

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