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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Come Out the Wilderness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what season do the events of The Rockpile take place?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Fall.
(d) Summer.

2. What have children been warned about in regards to what lies across the street from the Grimes' apartment?
(a) To not play in the garden.
(b) Moving the rocks will cause the subway below to crash and kill people.
(c) The cave will collapse if someone enters.
(d) To only let 4 people in the treehouse at a time.

3. What is the boy's mother concerned about when her son comes home injured?
(a) What her husband will say.
(b) If he will be OK.
(c) How much the doctor bill will be.
(d) If his vision is impaired.

4. Where did the teacher's wife learn Sonny was not going, during his stay while the teacher was overseas?
(a) His homework.
(b) Eating.
(c) Going to school.
(d) Taking tests.

5. Who feels guilty for encouraging Sonny to use drugs?
(a) Sonny's mom.
(b) The friend who the teacher runs into.
(c) The teacher.
(d) Sonny's ex wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sonny want to join instead of finishing high school?

2. How old is the narrator's son in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?

3. What exists across the street from the Grimes family?

4. Where is the narrator moving from in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?

5. Who calls Ruth before her roommate does in Come Out the Wilderness?

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