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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Melody makes sure to say that she would never work for or be supported by ___________.
(a) A professor
(b) A Jew
(c) A man
(d) A white woman

2. Jeff, on the island, sees a world in which he is the only ______________ inhabitant.
(a) Human
(b) Male
(c) Real
(d) Selfless

3. When Brother Thomas asks if Jeff will go back to visit his mom, Jeff says _____________.
(a) Yes
(b) He can't say
(c) He doesn't know
(d) No

4. What is NOT one of the things that Jeff does when he is at the island?
(a) Runs along the dunes
(b) Swims
(c) Collects trash
(d) Watches the waves

5. Where do Jeff and the Professor decide to talk when they are ready to talk?
(a) Diner
(b) The basement
(c) A coffee shop
(d) Kitchen table

Short Answer Questions

1. The three women talk about the unfairness of _____________ as they continue to fill envelopes.

2. What does Jeff ask the Professor when his letters to his mother and Gambo go unanswered?

3. What does Jeff decide to send to Melody for Christmas as he believes it is as perfect as his love for her?

4. Professor notes that Tolstoy once said that every unhappy family is ____________ in its own way.

5. Melody tells Jeff that _________________ have killed the crabs and the herons who used to live in the marshes.

(see the answer key)

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