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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. What is the name of Jim’s son, who is born in Chapter 8?
(a) Jackie.
(b) Jakey.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Johnny.

2. According to the narrator in Chapter 11, how does young Margaret feel about her brothers?
(a) Oblivious.
(b) Worshipful.
(c) Ambivalent.
(d) Uninterested.

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

4. In the 1960s, Don Galvin becomes the executive director of which organization?
(a) The Union of Rocky Mountain States.
(b) The League of Rocky Mountain States.
(c) The Federation of Rocky Mountain States.
(d) The Coalition of Rocky Mountain States.

5. As revealed in Chapter 7, what is the name of the state mental hospital known for its brutal treatment of patients?
(a) Fountain.
(b) Trinidad.
(c) Cimarron.
(d) Pueblo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Galvin family move in 1951?

2. By what name is adult Mary called, as revealed in the prologue?

3. As the prologue begins, how old is Donald Galvin?

4. Where was Mimi born, as revealed in Chapter 1?

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

(see the answer key)

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