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

2. Where does Linda go to talk to a lawyer in the end of Chapter 3, "Cracked"?
(a) Memphis.
(b) New York.
(c) Layton.
(d) Chicago.

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

4. How old will Shirley be on her upcoming birthday in Chapter 1, "The Sign"?
(a) 75.
(b) 69.
(c) 82.
(d) 85.

5. About how far was the dairy farm that Tommy Guptill owned from Amgash?
(a) 4 miles.
(b) 6 miles.
(c) 2 miles.
(d) 20 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charlie recall planting with Marilyn in the beginning of Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory"?

2. On what day of the week in May does Tommy drive into Carlisle in Chapter 1, "The Sign"?

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

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

5. What does Patty associate with her father?

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