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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: "Conjure" - Chapter 5: "Show Us the Planets".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eddie's mother throw at his face and bruise him in the year after his father died in Chapter 5: “Show Us the Planets”?
(a) A half-inflated basketball.
(b) A rolling pin.
(c) A liquor bottle.
(d) A high-heeled shoe.

2. Where is Sparkplug in a hospital when he dies?
(a) Ovis, Louisiana.
(b) Delhi, Louisiana.
(c) Houston, Texas.
(d) Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

3. How old is Eddie when he awoke to find that his father has not come home in Chapter 5: “Show Us the Planets”?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 13.
(d) 9.

4. Where does Eddie demand to go looking for his father when he did not arrive home in Chapter 5: “Show Us the Planets”?
(a) At the bank.
(b) At the General Store.
(c) At the post office.
(d) At the library.

5. Where does Darlene get her first job after her husband dies?
(a) At a bakery.
(b) At a convenience store.
(c) At a school.
(d) At a children's daycare.

Short Answer Questions

1. What performer does Eddie think of as they lower his father's casket into the ground in Chapter 5: “Show Us the Planets”?

2. Where does Eddie go to look for Mrs. Vernon in the Prologue: "Little Muddy"?

3. What is the name of the grocery store that Eddie's father renovated into a classic general store?

4. Where does Nat meet Darling at an expensive bed-and-breakfast while Hazel is away playing basketball in Chapter 3: "Conjure"?

5. What is the name of Eddie's son?

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