Free Lunch - Chapters 2-4

What is missing from the checklist for the first day of school?

• lunch money

• House keys

• Class schedule

• Locker number

What elective did the author choose in middle school?

• Cooking

• Art

• Home economics

• Cleaning

What did the author forget to bring to school?

• House keys

• Pens

• Notebook

• Lunch money

Why did the author's mom enroll them in the Free Lunch Program?

• The author's dad didn't care about their well-being

• The author's mom wanted to save money

• The author's dad didn't send child support

• They couldn't afford to pay for lunch

What is the author's oldest memory?

• Their mom and Sam cuddling on the couch

• Playing with their baby brother

• Moving to Birmingham

• Their parents fighting

Who is Ford?

• The author's best friend

• The author's stepdad

• The author's baby brother

• The author's mom's boyfriend

Why does the author have to watch Ford all the time?

• Ford is annoying

• Ford is his responsibility

• Ford destroys his stuff

• Ford is his baby brother

Why did Sam stick around with the author's mom?

• For the free lunch

• For the love

• For the money

• For Rex and Ford

Why do the author and their mom fight more since moving to Birmingham?

• They have too much free time

• They miss their old home

• They don't like the new city

• They can't find work

Why does the author feel angry and alone on the first day of school?

• They have a black eye

• They have to beg for a free lunch

• They are trailer trash

• All of the above