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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator in Chapter 3, "Cracked" describes two sculptures in the garden of Linda's house. Who are the sculptures by?
(a) Matisse.
(b) Mary Mumford.
(c) Alexander Calder.
(d) Dottie Blaine.

2. What does the narrator say you never get used to "no matter what anyone says about it" in Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory" (114)?
(a) Pain.
(b) Fear.
(c) Love.
(d) Death.

3. What does Karen-Lucie say she did for "a hundred years" in her youth (77)?
(a) Worked at a bakery.
(b) Waitressed.
(c) Prostituted.
(d) Taught children.

4. Where does Charlie lead Tracy after they leave the hotel in Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory"?
(a) To the library.
(b) To a diner.
(c) To a bank.
(d) To his home.

5. Where does Joy go every month to visit her son in prison?
(a) Memphis.
(b) Sing Sing.
(c) Joliet.
(d) Angola.

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom does Tracy need the money that she asks from Charlie?

2. What does Patty associate with her father?

3. What does Linda believe always gives a person away regarding how poor or wealthy they were in their youth?

4. Where is Charlie's home in Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory"?

5. Where does Charlie go to stay after departing with Tracy in Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory"?

(see the answer key)

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