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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18: "How" - Chapter 20: "Doing Nothing".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what nickname does Sextus begin calling Eddie in Chapter 16: "Summerton"?
(a) "Junior."
(b) "Kippy."
(c) "TT."
(d) "Sixteen."

2. Who is the clerk that runs the depot in Chapter 9: “An Improvement”?
(a) Gaspard Fusilier.
(b) April Woods.
(c) Nacho Vasquez.
(d) Hammer.

3. 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”?
(a) How.
(b) Bethella.
(c) April.
(d) Jackie.

4. What is the name of Sextus's ill wife in the novel?
(a) April.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Jackie.
(d) Elmunda.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does How give to Eddie to put on his mother's wounds in Chapter 20: “Doing Nothing”?

2. How many broken ribs does Tuck sustain as a result of being hit by a drunk driver?

3. What performer does Eddie think of as they lower his father's casket into the ground in Chapter 5: “Show Us the Planets”?

4. How old does How suggest to Sextus that Eddie is when he inspectes the workers in Chapter 14: "Lost Years"?

5. Who gives Eddie a tour of the barracks when he arrives at the farm in Chapter 14: "Lost Years"?

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