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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (pages 189 - 256).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Parker and Anna call their son?
(a) James.
(b) Seven.
(c) Darryl.
(d) Alvarez.

2. What special communication system do Hanna and her twin sister share?
(a) They can read each others' thoughts.
(b) They have different pitches of whistles that mean different things.
(c) They use their own hand gestures only they understand.
(d) They have a special twin language.

3. Why do the narrator and Joshua keep their pregnancy secret for as long as they can?
(a) They are worried about losing the baby.
(b) They are private people and they like to keep secrets.
(c) They will have a mixed-race child, which will not be welcome in the town.
(d) They fear that some of the townspeople might still be looking for revenge.

4. What does Parker Coles Johnson VI miss after the second secession of the South in the story "Noble Things"?
(a) Bagels.
(b) Being able to travel to see the ocean.
(c) Fast food.
(d) Fresh fruit.

5. When does Hanna do her best thinking in the story "How"?
(a) In the early morning.
(b) While she is running.
(c) Late at night when everyone else in the house is asleep.
(d) In the mid-afternoon as she drinks her coffee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Marcy lived her whole life before moving to Florida in the story "Florida"?

2. Who becomes Kate's boyfriend?

3. Where has Kate just taken a new job in the story "North Country"?

4. What happens to the narrator of "Strange Gods" as a young girl that haunts her for the rest of her life?

5. What does a loose woman's apartment look like in the story "Difficult Women"?

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