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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What state does Sarat live in at the beginning of the book?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Texas.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Georgia.

2. Where did the name Sarat come from?
(a) An Egyptian queen character in a novel her mother was reading.
(b) A kindergarten teacher who accidentally read her middle initial as the last letter of her first name.
(c) A town in southern Georgia where she was born.
(d) An elderly aunt who had a speech impediment.

3. What item did Simon steal from an abandoned studio?
(a) A set of old paintbrushes.
(b) An old black guitar case.
(c) A book of sheet music.
(d) A new aluminum easel.

4. How many people were estimated to be killed in the war?
(a) Twenty million.
(b) Two million.
(c) Eleven million.
(d) Nine hundred thousand.

5. What does the narrator say the story is about?
(a) Love.
(b) Loss.
(c) Ruin.
(d) War.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the women in the refugee camp call their homemade liquor?

2. How is the refugee camp laid out?

3. What is Marcus Exum doing when Martina meets him?

4. How much does it cost for the Chestnuts to board the bus for the refugee camp?

5. What kind of structure are the Chestnuts assigned to live in when they arrive at the refugee camp?

(see the answer key)

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