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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. The beet was the favorite vegetable of which character?
(a) Judas.
(b) Louis XIV.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Rasputin.

2. What kind of people get their physical characteristics from potatoes?
(a) Asian.
(b) Slavic.
(c) Celtic.
(d) African.

3. The man who sold Madame Devalier the flowers is from which location?
(a) Jamaica.
(b) Africa.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) Mississippi.

4. What time is it when Madame Devalier asks V'lu for the time at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Six a.m.
(b) Three a.m.
(c) Four a.m.
(d) Midnight.

5. What does the narrator refer to as the steam that rises from Priscilla's tired feet?
(a) Foot smoke.
(b) Nitrogen.
(c) Stink mist.
(d) Mouse gas.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Priscilla keep her money?

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

4. What is discovered in V'lu's cot when she goes to bed at the beginning of the book?

5. What is the name of Madame Devalier's shop?

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