1. What name is on the mailbox at aunt Bethella's house in the Prologue: "Little Muddy"?
(a) The Mackenzies.
(b) The Ardens.
(c) The Rosses.
(d) The Andersons.

2. What is the name of the bum that Eddie meets who gives him a lead on his mother's whereabouts in Chapter 10: "Drunken Bum Knows"?
(a) Hannibal.
(b) Kippy.
(c) Hammer.
(d) Tuckahoe Joe.

3. Whose back does Darlene caress when the minibus arrived at the farm in Chapter 7: “Who is Delicious?”
(a) How's.
(b) Hannibal's.
(c) Hammer's.
(d) Sirius's.

4. Who is the doctor that Bethella takes Eddie to see in the Prologue: "Little Muddy"?
(a) Dr. Fritz Anderson.
(b) Dr. Karen Becker.
(c) Dr. Naimi Wilson.
(d) Dr. Fiona Hong.

5. What do the workers name the rat that foretells bad luck for a week if it was seen?
(a) Buddy.
(b) Carlos.
(c) Kippy.
(d) Charlie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What character is described in Chapter 9: “An Improvement” as keeping "a piece of paper under his hat and wrote down damn near every debt he got and every vegetable he done picked"?

2. How old is the woman who is the drunk driver that hits and injures Tuck?

3. Who pledges to make a report against How for manhandling Eddie in Chapter 14: "Lost Years"?

4. Where does the neighbor tell Eddie that aunt Bethella lives now in the Prologue: "Little Muddy"?

5. What is Eddie's last name?

(see the answer key)

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