Selection Quick Checks (English)



1.	What person does Dillard mention when discussing a coat of arms?
	A.	P. T. Barnum
	B.	Wayne Terwilliger
	C.	Andrew Carnegie
	D.	her father

2.	Why did Dillard's mother often test her children's spelling?
	A.	to remind them that they didn't know everything
	B.	to emphasize her love of words
	C.	to show off her impressive vocabulary
	D.	to help the them win spelling contests at school

3.	What "career" did Dillard's mother resume when her children were older?
	A.	comedian
	B.	zookeeper
	C.	grocery store clerk
	D.	politician

4.	How did Dillard's mother test her daughters' suitors?
	A.	by having them play the betting card game Michigan
	B.	by quizzing them on difficult words to spell
	C.	by asking them if they collected Top Value or Green stamps
	D.	by asking them to which political party they belonged

5.	What does Dillard say her mother considered a kind of sin?
	A.	laziness
	B.	greed
	C.	conformity
	D.	conceit

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