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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Two, A Night to Remember.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Didi say is part of the human condition?
(a) Having a strange sense of ideals.
(b) Living in confusion.
(c) Lying to themselves.
(d) Not knowing where to go.

2. What does the Eremite say his blood mixture will predict the coming of?
(a) The millennium.
(b) Mad Hettie.
(c) Death.
(d) The solstice.

3. What does Sexton try to do when he leaves Didi's house?
(a) Cheer up the child.
(b) Avoid the old woman.
(c) Pet the dog.
(d) Help the man across the street.

4. What is Mrs. Robbins's occupation?
(a) Store owner.
(b) Singer.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Librarian.

5. Why does the Eremite tell Sexton not to scream when they first meet?
(a) It will cause them pain.
(b) They will ruin his cause.
(c) It will alert the wrong people.
(d) Nobody will hear them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sexton say he hoped Didi was when he met her?

2. Where does Hettie wait for the girls at the beginning of the book?

3. Where does Sexton talk about his desire to commit suicide?

4. What does Sexton get trapped under after he slips?

5. What does Sexton slip on when his mother sends him out?

(see the answer key)

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