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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7: Part Two "The Girl Who Shatters the Shining Glass" pages 235-270.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When June is first introduced to the reader, why is she in trouble at school?
(a) She skipped classes for an entire week.
(b) She booby-trapped the class obstacle course.
(c) She left campus and climbed the outside of a building.
(d) She mocked a classmate who failed an exam.

2. What is Day's mother's name?
(a) Hope Wing.
(b) Dawn Wing.
(c) Mercy Wing.
(d) Grace Wing.

3. When Day is visiting his family's house and sees something in the shadows across the street, what technique is being used?
(a) Juxtaposition.
(b) Dramatic irony.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Direct characterization.

4. During his interview with Day, what does Thomas reveal about himself?
(a) He was one point short of a perfect Trial score.
(b) He has been in love with June for years.
(c) His family pulled strings to get him assigned to Jameson's patrol.
(d) He, too, grew up poor.

5. In what city does the story open?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New York.
(d) San Francisco.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Day feel guilty for talking so much to Tess about his problems?

2. What color does everyone wear at Metais's funeral?

3. What is the kind of fighting that people gamble on in the Lake sector?

4. What does John say that makes Day reply, "Don't be stupid" (140)?

5. What does June think makes her smart and will make her a good soldier?

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