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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 – Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Jim drops out of college in Chapter 8, what job does he take?
(a) Butcher.
(b) Bartender.
(c) Taxi driver.
(d) Mechanic.

2. In what year does Chapter 1 take place?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1921.

3. What alarming incident prompts Donald to visit the health center in Chapter 7?
(a) He jumps out of a second-story window.
(b) He jumps into a bonfire.
(c) He jumps in front of a car.
(d) He jumps into an empty pool.

4. What plan does Mary abandon in the prologue?
(a) Burning her brother at the stake.
(b) Calling the police.
(c) Poisoning her brother.
(d) Running away.

5. In what year does the prologue to the book begin?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1952.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do the Galvins move to Hidden Valley Road, as revealed in Chapter 6?

2. According to the narrator in Chapter 12, every member of the Galvin family operates in a world without what?

3. What is the name of Jim’s son, who is born in Chapter 8?

4. Where does adult Donald live, as revealed in the prologue?

5. As Donald enters college in Chapter 6, what career does he intend to follow?

(see the answer key)

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