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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the doctor do when Emmett mentions Agent Orange as a possibility for his skin problems?
(a) He laughs.
(b) He becomes very serious.
(c) He acts as if he didn't say anything.
(d) He writes something down.

4. What part of Dawn's attire does Sam particularly like?
(a) Her necklaces.
(b) Her blouses.
(c) Her hair barettes.
(d) Her earring collection.

5. What was Irene's gift to Sam for graduation?
(a) A new car.
(b) A gold cross necklace.
(c) A credit card.
(d) The Collegiate Dictionary.

Short Answer Questions

1. When M*A*S*H ends its run, what does Emmett say is not the same?

2. To whom does Emmett explain that the Romans and Egyptians are great excavators and builders?

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

4. What does Sam think of her name?

5. Whose death was more real to Sam than the death of her father when she was a child?

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