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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 - 6 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator meet for lunch in Chinatown?
(a) Mr. Ali.
(b) Helene.
(c) Agathe.
(d) Pop.

2. Why was the early 1960s so frightening for the narrator?
(a) Because of Woodstock.
(b) Because she hated school.
(c) Because of the possibility of nuclear war.
(d) Because of segregation.

3. Why do the cops show up in Chapter 1?
(a) They did not show up.
(b) The narrator called them.
(c) They heard gunshost from the precinct.
(d) The neighbor called them.

4. Who goes to the hospital in Chapter 1?
(a) The god.
(b) The neighbor.
(c) The twins.
(d) The narrator.

5. Who calls the narrator from a payphone?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator work?

2. Who dies in the first chapter?

3. Who in the family passes away in 1987?

4. Who does the narrator have a tense relationship with?

5. Why is the narrator embarrassed remembering Helene's 13th birthday?

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