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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. How old is Eddie when he awoke to find that his father has not come home in Chapter 5: “Show Us the Planets”?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 13.
(d) 9.

2. On what days of the week do the overseers drive the workers to the depot, according to the narrator in Chapter 9: “An Improvement”?
(a) Mondays and Wednesdays.
(b) Saturdays and Sundays.
(c) Tuesdays and Fridays.
(d) Tuesdays and Thursdays.

3. In what Houston neighborhood does Eddie live with his mother when she goes missing in Chapter 6: "Your Own Cord"?
(a) The Ninth Ward.
(b) The Fifth Ward.
(c) The Sixth Ward.
(d) The Third Ward.

4. How old is Eddie said to be in the Prologue: "Little Muddy"?
(a) 17.
(b) 19.
(c) 13.
(d) 15.

5. What newspapers does Eddie find in the Summerton Estate in Chapter 18: "How"?
(a) The Chicago Tribune.
(b) The Times Picayune.
(c) The Democrat-Gazette.
(d) The Houston Chronicle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sings the original version of "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom" that Tuck sings in Chapter 16: "Summerton"?

2. How much money does Michelle say she owes to Delicious Foods when she talks about escaping in Chapter 15: “Inertia”?

3. What overseer does Sextus describe as "batshit psycho crazy" in Chapter 18: "How"?

4. Who does How bring with him when he returns to the barn where he ahd left Darlene and Eddie in Chapter 20: “Doing Nothing”?

5. Whose old boots does Jackie give to Darlene when she starts working at the farm?

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