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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 142 - 189).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of Cowney's body is affected by his physical challenge?
(a) His eye.
(b) His arm.
(c) His hand.
(d) His foot.

2. What does Cowney say will clear with the morning fog in Chapter Fifteen?
(a) Heartbreak.
(b) The smoke.
(c) Anger.
(d) The hangover.

3. What does Cowney share with Essie in Chapter Seventeen about his father?
(a) How much he hated being in the army.
(b) What he used to do for a living.
(c) The strange and disturbing circumstances of his death.
(d) The age he was when he died.

4. What does Essie's mother most want her to do?
(a) Marry someone who can provide for her.
(b) Move to another country.
(c) Go to college.
(d) Go to dance school.

5. Who brings Essie to Lishie's house after Lishie's death?
(a) Peter Franks.
(b) Sol.
(c) Bud.
(d) Lee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the place Cowney is going to work in Chapter Three?

2. What kind of reference does Essie make when Cowney tells her about the bone?

3. Why does Cowney feel disconnected from world events at the inn?

4. Why is the colonel angry with Cowney when he comes back from looking for the bone in Chapter Twenty?

5. In Chapter Twelve, what does Essie suggest she and Cowney do together?

(see the answer key)

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