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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Riley born?
(a) England.
(b) China.
(c) Africa.
(d) India.

2. What room is the narrator unable to spy upon from the attic?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The parlor.
(c) Verena's room.
(d) Dolly's room.

3. What ethnicity does Catherine claim to be?
(a) Hispanic.
(b) White.
(c) American Indian.
(d) African American.

4. What does Riley pass around to the others in the tree house in Chapter 2?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Soda.
(c) Bread rolls.
(d) Whiskey.

5. How old is the protagonist when the tree rebellion takes place?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Fourteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the character whom Verena had been attached to and heartbroken by?

2. Who comes to the narrator's house the day after his mother's funeral?

3. What color is the car that Riley drives?

4. Who tells the Judge in Chapter 2, "If you weren't so old, I'd damn well knock you down"?

5. How old is the narrator when he goes to stay with his father's cousins?

(see the answer key)

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