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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who can always make Mr. John laugh?
(a) Ma Chess.
(b) Annie.
(c) The Obeah woman.
(d) Mrs. John.

2. What can Annie see in the distance from her family's vacation home?
(a) A guava tree.
(b) The produce market.
(c) A cemetery.
(d) A furniture store.

3. What causes Mrs. John to leave her parents' home?
(a) An argument with her mother.
(b) An argument with her father.
(c) An urge to travel.
(d) A desire to become a nurse.

4. Why does Mr. John bathe in cold water?
(a) Cold water doesn't irritate his skin.
(b) Cold water soothes the bruises he gets from work.
(c) He believes it will strengthen his back.
(d) There's no way to heat the water.

5. For what reason does Annie and her mother take the "special" baths?
(a) For a special, relaxing spa treatment.
(b) To ward off bad spirits detected by the Obeah woman.
(c) As part of aroma-therapy.
(d) To make their skin soft.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Annie wonder while walking home from the dead girl's funeral in Chapter 1?

2. Which story always makes Annie and her father cry?

3. What scent is the lava rock given to Annie in Chapter 3 by a friend?

4. What upsets Annie when she and her mother visit the fabric store in Chapter 2?

5. What is the typical summer lunch at Annie's house?

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