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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, "Snow-Blind".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the primary crop described in the north where the Appleby children grew up as in Chapter 8, "Snow-Blind"?
(a) Soybeans.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Corn.
(d) Hay.

2. What is the name of Patty Nicely's eldest sister?
(a) Vicky.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Marie.
(d) Linda.

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

4. Where does Mrs. Small say Annie Appleby is from in Chapter 7, "Dottie's Bed and Breakfast"?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Maine.
(d) Arkansas.

5. What causes Lucy to leave Pete's home in Chapter 6, "Sister"?
(a) Because she forgot the dog.
(b) She gets a call from her daughter.
(c) She forgot her speech materials.
(d) She has a panic attack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Abel Blaine's sister?

2. What is the hope within Charlie compared to in the end of Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory"?

3. 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)?

4. What does Pete offer to give Vicky in the end of Chapter 6, "Sister"?

5. How old is Linda in Chapter 3, "Cracked"?

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