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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator believes her parents never took down the chicken-wire enclosure because
(a) They were always keeping useless things.
(b) They used it to catch rabbits.
(c) It was now used to enclose the garden.
(d) They anticipated grandchildren.

2. The fact that the narrator cannot speak the language of her hometown suggests
(a) She does not care about communicating with her parents' friends.
(b) She rejects the idea that she is French Canadian.
(c) She does not fully identify with it, and does not feel understood.
(d) She feels foreign.

3. The others agree to wait at the motel because
(a) They are not welcome in the town.
(b) They know the narrator wants to get away from them.
(c) They just want to have fun and drink beer.
(d) They want to avoid an emotional situation with the narrator.

4. The narrator reveals that she has not visited her parents here because
(a) She always felt out of place here.
(b) There would be too many explanations.
(c) There would be too much to forgive.
(d) She thought her parents would live forever.

5. What does the narrator say she should have studied instead of art?
(a) Psychology.
(b) Botany.
(c) History.
(d) Linguistics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator reflects that when she "willed" her fish to be caught, she could tell herself

2. The narrator decides that everything she values about Joe is

3. The name of the film David is making is called

4. What does the narrator notice about the fountain in town?

5. As she travels through the town, the narrator feels

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