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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: The Shoemaker and His Elves, Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What shocking news does the theater owner make moments after Kathleen's performance?
(a) That a girl has been stabbed in the dressing rom.
(b) That the theater is on fire.
(c) That the stock market has crashed.
(d) That war has broken out.

2. What war does James fight in before returning home?
(a) World War I.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) World War II.

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

4. After James moved away from home, where did he settle?
(a) Newcastle.
(b) Sydney.
(c) Melbourne.
(d) Brisbane.

5. What religion does Materia follow?
(a) Presbyterianism.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Materia is not religious.
(d) Catholicism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does everyone in town believe Kathleen died from?

2. Besides English, what other language does Materia speak at home?

3. Which of the following figures haunt Kathleen in her nightmares?

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

5. What is the gender of Kathleen's baby?

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