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



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



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



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



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

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