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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Six.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jasper plan to buy himself some time to solve Laura's murder?
(a) He wants to run away while Charlie finds the killer.
(b) He wants to bury her body closer to town.
(c) He wants to bury her body in the river.
(d) He wants to turn himself in so the police can do their job.

2. For what reason does An Lu NOT stand out in Corrigan?
(a) He keeps an intricate garden.
(b) He is Vietnamese.
(c) He is a strong athlete.
(d) He is an engineer.

3. Why is An Lu attacked?
(a) His garden has created too many problems with the local ecosystem.
(b) He is associated with the war and with job loss.
(c) He is associated with communism and terror.
(d) He has been attacking and cursing neighbors and coworkers.

4. On what day does Charlie's punishment in Chapter Six end?
(a) Christmas Day.
(b) New Year's Day.
(c) The day after Boxing Day.
(d) New Year's Eve.

5. How is Mr. Wishart handling Laura's disappearance in Chapter Six?
(a) He is drinking to block it all out.
(b) He is bribing the media to cover her story completely.
(c) He is crying at every mention of her name.
(d) He is searching for her constantly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who steps in to ease the tension over the attack at the vigil in Chapter Five?

2. What has happened to Jeffrey's family, as revealed in Chapter Four?

3. Whom does Jasper suspect of killing Laura?

4. Why is Charlie an outcast in Corrigan?

5. What figurative language is used in the following quote: "my mother emerges from the house like an angry outlaw exiting a saloon" (99)?

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