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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three, Welch, Pages 183-241,.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Part 3, Jeannette and Lori make big plans to do what?
(a) Get jobs to help support the family.
(b) Visit their Grandma Smith.
(c) Go to New York City.
(d) Steal their parent's money.

3. What does Rose Mary want to discuss with her daughter in Part 1?
(a) Painters and a recent art exhibit.
(b) The author's childhood.
(c) Politics.
(d) How she needs help.

4. What kind of work does Rex do while they are in Arizona?
(a) He does not work.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Electrician.
(d) Bartender.

5. What does Jeannette's mother reluctantly do to help keep the family together in Part 3?
(a) She decides to move the family to Texas.
(b) She gets a job as a teacher.
(c) She gets the children into a good private school.
(d) She makes plans to leave Rex.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brian do when some neighborhood kids break out a window in the house?

2. What incident helps cement Jeannette's conviction to leave Welch and her family?

3. How does Rex put Jeannette in a potentially dangerous situation in Part 3?

4. Where does Rex take Jeannette while her mother is gone in Part 3?

5. Why does Rose Mary dislike her teaching job?

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