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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: The Garden, Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the rival soldier try to steal from James when he attacks him in the night?
(a) His backpack.
(b) His helmet.
(c) His boots.
(d) His gun.

2. What is significant about Daddy's hair in the photograph the narrator describes in the prologue?
(a) It has grown in patchy in parts and bald in others.
(b) It is shaved.
(c) It is bleached blonde.
(d) It is braided.

3. After Kathleen was born, where did Materia find work as a piano player?
(a) At the Empire Theatre.
(b) At the Baptist church.
(c) At the elementary school.
(d) At a nearby French restaurant.

4. How does Materia cope with the death of her baby?
(a) She drinks a bottle of whiskey.
(b) She scrubs the house.
(c) She begins smoking and swearing.
(d) She locks herself in the bedroom and prays.

5. How does James react when Kathleen sneaks up behind him and strikes the keys while he is tuning the piano?
(a) He beats her.
(b) He begins to sing.
(c) He hugs her.
(d) He ignores her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Other Lily when she died?

2. How does Materia react when she learns James will soon be returning home from the war?

3. What does Mrs. Luvovitz sell by the roadside?

4. Why doesn't Kathleen mind that she has no friends in school?

5. What did Materia's mother read to tell James's fortune?

(see the answer key)

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