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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) Max.
(b) Belinda.
(c) Helena.
(d) Roisin.

2. How old is Belinda in Chapter 1?
(a) 19.
(b) 21.
(c) 17.
(d) 15.

3. When Belinda and Mary return from the zoo, Belinda marvels once more at which aspect of Aunty and Uncle's lifestyle?
(a) Their medical care.
(b) Their amount of leisure time.
(c) Their ornate clothing.
(d) Their clean water.

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

5. In Chapter 6, Amma thinks about the fact that she had spent the whole party the night before inside of what room?
(a) A bedroom.
(b) A kitchen.
(c) A parlor.
(d) A library.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whose perspective is Chapter 6 narrated?

2. Belinda that she believes she will miss "how quickly and dramatically" Mary's what appears able to change?

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

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

5. What object is described in the prologue as "like a slice of wedding cake" (ix)?

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