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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Three, The High Cost of Living.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Eremite say is the cost of a life?
(a) The Ankh.
(b) A lifetime.
(c) Pleasure.
(d) Two pennies.

2. What is the name of Sexton's mother?
(a) Selena.
(b) Sylvia.
(c) Sara.
(d) Sheila.

3. Why does Sexton say he is staying with Didi after she has breakfast?
(a) He needs to know what happens.
(b) He finally feels happy.
(c) He is worried about her.
(d) He is falling in love with her.

4. How does Sexton know Hazel?
(a) She is a neighbor.
(b) She worked with his mother.
(c) She is his aunt.
(d) She works at his school.

5. Who does Foxglove make art about?
(a) Dreams she has had.
(b) Her sexual experiences.
(c) Her memories.
(d) People who have died.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sexton describe his life at the beginning of the book?

2. What is Didi's favorite type of nourishment?

3. What does Sexton say he thinks Didi really is after hearing what she thinks she is?

4. Where is Theo's death reported from?

5. Where does the Eremite say Sexton will see Didi again?

(see the answer key)

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