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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of the narrator's body is bloodied?
(a) Her wrists.
(b) Her nose.
(c) Her knee.
(d) Her fingers.

2. What job does Elaine's father get in Toronto?
(a) Librarian.
(b) University professor.
(c) Contractor.
(d) Political advisor.

3. What adjective best describes the narrator and Cordelia on the streetcar?
(a) Compassionate.
(b) Helpful.
(c) Critical.
(d) Sad.

4. What careers do Elaine's daughters have?
(a) Accountant and doctor.
(b) Architect and dentist.
(c) Librarian and scientist.
(d) Teacher and lawyer.

5. What has someone drawn on the poster for her art exhibit that Elaine sees?
(a) The word "Run!"
(b) A stick figure.
(c) A mustache.
(d) An atomic explosion.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator thinks of time as having a what?

2. How old is the narrator in the book's first flashback?

3. At the store, what does someone try to steal from Elaine?

4. What relationship does Cordelia have to the narrator?

5. What do the girls make with weed flowers, nightshade berries, leaves, and horse chestnuts?

(see the answer key)

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