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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item of evidence does Poe realize he left at the scene of the murder in Book One?
(a) His shoes.
(b) His football jacket.
(c) His backpack.
(d) His wallet.

2. What does Grace dream of doing in Book One?
(a) Getting married to Virgil.
(b) Going away or to school.
(c) Getting a job at the factory.
(d) Getting married to Murray.

3. What is Isaac's ultimate destination as he flees his hometown in Book One?
(a) Florida.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Mexico.
(d) California.

4. What is Isaac's father's former profession?
(a) He was a butcher.
(b) He was a professor.
(c) He was a steelworker.
(d) He was a coal miner.

5. What word from Book One refers to the path followed by a flying object moving under the action of given forces?
(a) Revolution.
(b) Moratorium.
(c) Trajectory.
(d) Appenditure.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Isaac English in the beginning of the novel?

2. Who among the drifters that appear at the car factory is described as a seven-foot-tall Swede?

3. How is Poe's physique described in Book One?

4. How much money has Issac stolen from his father in Book One?

5. What do Isaac and Poe agree to do when they return to the car factory after the murder in Book One?

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