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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Jeannette is sent out to get her father in Welch, where does she finally find him?
(a) Passed out on the side of the road.
(b) At a bar.
(c) At his mother's house.
(d) At the Green Lantern.

2. How does Jeannette handle the family's finances while her mother is out of town?
(a) She wastes some of it on things for herself and is ashamed, but buys food with the rest.
(b) She gives money to her father when he asks, even though she knows she shouldn't.
(c) She spends it all on food to last the entire month before her father can get to it.
(d) She hides all of the money and doles it out sparingly.

3. Where does Maureen go upon her release from the hospital?
(a) To live with her sister.
(b) To California.
(c) To her parent's old house in Welch.
(d) Back to the family home in Phoenix.

4. Where does Maureen spend most of her time during her adolescence?
(a) In her bedroom, alone.
(b) Staying at her Grandpa's house.
(c) With her teachers.
(d) At friends' houses.

5. How does Jeannette finance her rent during her college years?
(a) She borrows money from her sister.
(b) She lives in a hostel to save money.
(c) She trades childcare for room and board.
(d) She pays for everything with student loans.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Jeannette gets a divorce, what type of life does she choose to live?

2. What is Brian doing as he enters adolescence?

3. What is Erma's reaction when the children tell their parents about the incident between her and Brian?

4. For what purpose do Jeannette and Brian start digging a large hole in the backyard?

5. What does Jeannette do when she decides she needs braces for her teeth?

Short Essay Questions

1. After the incident between the children and Erma, what does Jeannette begin to wonder about her father?

2. Recount some of the events that demonstrate Maureen's difficulty in adapting to life as an adult.

3. Rex is largely absent from the family after they move to Welch. What has he been doing during this time?

4. What has the author found with her second husband that she did not have with her first?

5. Why does the owner of the paper that Jeannette works for talk her out of taking a job at his newspaper?

6. What is Jeannette's reaction when a social worker comes to visit the home, and what does she tell her parents about it?

7. What are Jeannette's feelings towards her parents by the end of the book?

8. What events help form Jeannette's desire to be a professional writer?

9. When Erma dies, how does the Walls family react? How is Rex's reaction different from the rest of the family?

10. Why is Jeannette so interested in going to Ginnie Sue's house? What is her visit like?

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