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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. What does Mawmaw sarcastically complain that she neglected to bring on the trip that she wishes she had if she were going to sleep in the same hotel room with Emmett?
(a) Her running shoes.
(b) Her golden slippers.
(c) Her brown wig.
(d) Her good housecoat.

2. What does Sam think beer smells like when Lonnie kisses her and it is on his breath? Sulpher
(a) A run-over skunk.
(b) Pickle juice.
(c) A dog's breath.
(d) A sulfur factory.

3. What does Emmett remember most about Vietnam when Sam asks him to talk to her about it?
(a) Agent Orange.
(b) The smell of fish sauce.
(c) The taste of beans and ham.
(d) Flying over Saigon.

4. What does Emmett think is wrong with the VW?
(a) The alternator is quitting.
(b) The brakes are shot.
(c) The transmission is going.
(d) The oil pan is leaking.

5. What does Emmett say that science can't explain?
(a) Why some people have two different colored eyes.
(b) Why a cat purrs.
(c) Where man came from.
(d) Why zebras have stripes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Anita gives Sam a list of what for Emmett?

2. What was it like for Sam to hear the new Beatles song on the radio?

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

4. Emmett's ability to become absorbed in thought over mundane things makes him good at what?

5. What was Irene's gift to Sam for graduation?

(see the answer key)

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