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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue: "December 2002," Spring: Chapters 1-3, and Summer: Chapters 4-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 6, Amma attends a party thrown by whom?
(a) Helena.
(b) Roisin.
(c) Max.
(d) Belinda.

2. What kind of handles are said to be the most valuable at the market?
(a) The lightest.
(b) The shiniest.
(c) The largest.
(d) The heaviest.

3. In what manner does Amma reply when her mother calls her downstairs to greet her father?
(a) Excitedly.
(b) Reservedly.
(c) In a sing-song manner.
(d) Sarcastically.

4. Which act by the pallbearers inspires the mourners to respond with cheers?
(a) They show off their muscles.
(b) They place the coffin in the ground.
(c) They engage in a wrestling contest.
(d) They lift the coffin.

5. What items do the pallbearers request be brought to them?
(a) Hammers.
(b) Shovels.
(c) Lead pipes.
(d) Wrenches.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, Amma thinks about the fact that she had spent the whole party the night before inside of what room?

2. What action does Belinda take in relation to seeing the coffin?

3. From whose perspective is Chapter 6 narrated?

4. About whom does Mary give Belinda advice within their first correspondence after parting from one another?

5. When Belinda and Mary return from the zoo, Belinda marvels once more at which aspect of Aunty and Uncle's lifestyle?

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