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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: "Your Own Cord" - Chapter 8: "Driftwood".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What performer does Eddie think of as they lower his father's casket into the ground in Chapter 5: “Show Us the Planets”?
(a) Harry Houdini.
(b) James Dean.
(c) Malcolm X.
(d) Martin Luther King, Jr.

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

3. How many people are in the room at the chicken farm sleeping when Darlene arrives in Chapter 7: “Who is Delicious?”
(a) 25.
(b) 46.
(c) 32.
(d) 12.

4. Who is Bethella's husband that died from a bad heart?
(a) Horace.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Fremont.
(d) Clyde.

5. What does Sparkplug die from?
(a) Car accident.
(b) Brain aneurysm.
(c) Lung cancer.
(d) Pancreatic cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Darlene and Eddie's landlord in Chapter 6: "Your Own Cord"?

2. What is Darlene described as standing in front of in the picture that Eddie takes to the streets looking for her with in Chapter 6: "Your Own Cord"?

3. What is the name of the diner off I-94 where Eddie stops in the Prologue: "Little Muddy"?

4. Where does Darlene get her first job after her husband dies?

5. When was the last time that Eddie saw his aunt Bethella when he greets her in the Prologue: "Little Muddy"?

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