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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One: Ethan.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what book does Ethan describe a sock sticking out as a bookmark in Chapter 2: "Fried Green Tomatoes"?
(a) Don Juan
(b) Excalibur
(c) The Divine Comedy
(d) The Lord of the Rings

2. Ethan says in Chapter 6: "Silver Button,” “I was brought up to be” what?
(a) A noble and honest man
(b) A good Southern boy
(c) A well-read scholar
(d) A Wayward

3. Who speaks to Ethan as he tries to find his way to Lena, saying “Whatcha doin’ there, boy?” in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next"?
(a) Mrs. Lincoln
(b) Sarafine
(c) Genevieve
(d) Mrs. Winifred

4. As Ethan sits outside of Wate’s Landing in Chapter 7: "Crosswords,” he wonders if his father is working on his book about what?
(a) The Sixteenth Moon
(b) The Twelfth Moon
(c) The Seventh Moon
(d) The Eighteenth Moon

5. What is the answer to the clue Ethan puts in the crossword puzzle: “As in, as hard as I can, every minute of every day” in Chapter 9: "Stars and Stripes"?
(a) Work
(b) Love
(c) Try
(d) Help

Short Answer Questions

1. How many husbands does Aunt Prue have living in her home with her in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next"?

2. What does Ethan smell in Amma’s kitchen when he enters Wate’s Landing in Chapter 7: "Crosswords"?

3. Whose dentures does Aunt Prue say she hid the day before in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next"?

4. What book by Jack Kerouac does Ethan pull from the pile of books under his bed in Chapter 1: "Home"?

5. What are stacked in the middle of Lena’s room in Chapter 6: "Silver Button"?

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