Wave (novel) Quiz

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Take our free Wave quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

Directions: Click on the correct answer.

Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why did Deraniyagala not want to look at the bruises on her face? (from Part 1, “Colombo, The First Six Months After”)

They were proof that something terrible had happened.

She did not recognize herself with the bruises.

Seeing the bruises made her hurt worse.

She thought they looked ugly.

2.

Why did Deraniyagala not want to sleep in the days after the tsunami? (from Part 1, “Colombo, The First Six Months After”)

She was afraid she would dream about the wave.

She was afraid she might die in her sleep.

She did not want to miss any word that any of her family had survived.

She was afraid when she woke she would forget that her family was dead.

3.

Why did Deraniyagala tell the Rosenbaums that Steve is dead? (from Part 9)

Because they knew Steve when he was young.

Because they kept pushing for answers.

Because they had known Steve's parents.

Because they assumed she was divorced.

4.

Why was Deraniyagala upset with herself for replacing the hall carpet in her house in London? (from Part 6)

She knew how much Steve liked the carpet.

She believed by doing so she was destroying something the boys touched.

She wished she had kept it for the memories it held.

She thought the boys would have been upset at her for replacing the carpet.

5.

Why did Deraniyagala harass the Dutch family who moved into her parents' house? (from Part 2)

Because she wanted them to leave.

Because they would not let her visit.

Because she thought they were desecrating the house.

Because she thought they were not playing enough rent.

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