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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, pages 123 - 171.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Cedar and Spider Nun weave into ropes for escape in Part II?
(a) Their blankets.
(b) Their hospital gowns.
(c) Their hair.
(d) The rugs from their room.

2. At what school does Cedar describe winding yarn in Part II?
(a) Rosewood School.
(b) Edwards School.
(c) Waldorf School.
(d) Cambridge School.

3. What is "thought to be the outside figure on the amount of time we've been roughed out as proto-human," according to Cedar in Part I (57)?
(a) 4.4 million years.
(b) 2.2 million years.
(c) 100 million years.
(d) 300,000 years.

4. What is the profession of both Glen and Sera?
(a) They are bankers.
(b) They are psychiatrists.
(c) They are professors.
(d) They are lawyers.

5. What is Paul's ancestry said to be in Part I?
(a) Italian and Spanish.
(b) Creole and Native American.
(c) African American and Creole.
(d) French and Spanish.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what narrative perspective is the novel related?

2. What type of person does Cedar describe herself as in Part I?

3. Where did Phil have to go to find food after the supermarkets have run out in Part I?

4. What Russian novelist is Eddy's favorite?

5. Who does Grandma Virginia warn Cedar to be careful of in Cedar's dream in Part II?

(see the answer key)

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