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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Emmett explain that the Romans and Egyptians are great excavators and builders?
(a) Mrs. Biggs.
(b) Pete Simms.
(c) Sam.
(d) Lonnie Malone.

2. What brand of brownie mix does Anita prefer?
(a) Betty Crocker.
(b) Duncan Hines.
(c) Ghirardelli.
(d) Hershey.

3. Where does Sam speculate that her father with his family might have moved had he lived?
(a) Boca Raton.
(b) New York.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Memphis.

4. What was it like for Sam to hear the new Beatles song on the radio?
(a) Fingernails on a chalkboard.
(b) Eating chicken soup.
(c) Being a musician.
(d) Hearing voices from the grave.

5. What does Anita say about the Vietnam War in general, agreeing with what Sam says her mother thinks about the war?
(a) It should be remembered.
(b) It was the Golden Age.
(c) It was the Dark Ages.
(d) It should be forgotten.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dawn doing to Sam at the beginning of Chapter 3?

2. What soap opera does Sam name her stepfather after?

3. What part of Dawn's attire does Sam particularly like?

4. What does Sam say she knows a thing or two about concerning cars?

5. What does Anita tell Sam that Emmett wrote on the chalkboard when Anita was visiting high school classes?

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