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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: "Conjure" - Chapter 5: "Show Us the Planets".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Eddie's hometown?
(a) Ovis, Louisiana.
(b) Malvern, Arkansas.
(c) Natchitoches, Louisiana.
(d) Shreveport, Louisiana.

2. What college does Darlene attend?
(a) Wayne State University.
(b) Florida State University.
(c) Grambling State University.
(d) Louisiana State University.

3. Who is described as "a light-skinned, straight-nosed, and polite senior beauty queen" in Darlene's sorority?
(a) April Woods.
(b) Anna Tucker.
(c) Marie Reynolds.
(d) Sarah Smith.

4. What does Eddie's mother throw at his face and bruise him in the year after his father died in Chapter 5: “Show Us the Planets”?
(a) A high-heeled shoe.
(b) A rolling pin.
(c) A half-inflated basketball.
(d) A liquor bottle.

5. What is the name of the diner off I-94 where Eddie stops in the Prologue: "Little Muddy"?
(a) Quincy's.
(b) The Hungry Haven.
(c) The Dancing Chicken.
(d) The White Horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the beauty salon where Eddie finds information on how to find his aunt Bethella in the Prologue: "Little Muddy"?

2. Who smacks Eddie on the behind when he asks why his father has not been invited to the party in Chapter 5: “Show Us the Planets”?

3. What is the name of the waitress who tends to Eddie at the diner off I-94 in the Prologue: "Little Muddy"?

4. Where is Sparkplug in a hospital when he dies?

5. What name is on the mailbox at aunt Bethella's house in the Prologue: "Little Muddy"?

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