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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Opening, pp. 1-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of liquor do Madame Devalier and V'lu discuss drinking?
(a) Peppermint schnapps.
(b) Rum.
(c) Hurricane drops.
(d) Vodka.

2. What is the name of Priscilla's coworker?
(a) Ricki.
(b) Wilma.
(c) Jesse.
(d) Mary Lou.

3. Claude asks Marcel if he's heard from which character in the United States?
(a) V'lu.
(b) Priscilla.
(c) Dr. Wiggs Dannyboy.
(d) Madame Devalier.

4. What is discovered in V'lu's cot when she goes to bed at the beginning of the book?
(a) A flower.
(b) A note.
(c) A beet.
(d) A bee.

5. What does Priscilla work as?
(a) A waitress.
(b) A writer.
(c) A chemist.
(d) A nurse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is found across the street from the LeFever skyscraper?

2. What kind of flower is Madame Devalier distilling with V'lu at the beginning of the book?

3. What does the narrator refer to as the steam that rises from Priscilla's tired feet?

4. What encircles the flower-seller's head like a crown?

5. What is the name of the bay near which Priscilla lives?

(see the answer key)

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