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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, "Mississippi Mary".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused the fire on Tommy Guptill's farm?
(a) The milking machines.
(b) The house's fireplace.
(c) A candle-lantern.
(d) An errant barbecue grill.

2. What is the upcoming event that Marilyn Macauley is trying on a dress for in the shop in Chapter 1, "The Sign"?
(a) Her granddaughter's baptism.
(b) A benefit concert.
(c) A book signing.
(d) Her second cousin's wedding.

3. What is the hope within Charlie compared to in the end of Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory"?
(a) A crocus bulb.
(b) Rain clouds.
(c) A desert.
(d) The ocean waves.

4. With whom did Mary's first husband have an affair?
(a) Aileen.
(b) Jane.
(c) Anna.
(d) Michelle.

5. How long ago had a young woman disappeared from the town where Linda lives in Chapter 3, "Cracked"?
(a) 5 years ago.
(b) 10 years ago.
(c) 2 years ago.
(d) 7 years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator in Chapter 3, "Cracked" describes two sculptures in the garden of Linda's house. Who are the sculptures by?

2. What job did Tommy Guptill take after his farm burned down?

3. Where had Tommy Guptill's children attended school before the fire forced them to move?

4. What is the retirement home that Patty talks to her mother about in Chapter 2, "Windmills"?

5. What does the word "caseggiato" translate to in English?

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