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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Annis slice herself when she tries to scrabble up past the stakes when she is first put in the hole?
(a) Ankle and thigh.
(b) Shoulder and forearm.
(c) Cheek, hand, and side.
(d) Arm, calf, and side of her face.

2. In Chapter 11, where does Aza think Annis should run?
(a) To the river.
(b) West.
(c) To the woods.
(d) North.

3. What does Annis smell when they get to New Orleans?
(a) Burning coffee and shit.
(b) Evergreen trees.
(c) Garbage and urine.
(d) Flowers.

4. How does Aza say that the Water's song wraps around someone?
(a) Like a flood.
(b) Like a tornado.
(c) Like a baptsim.
(d) Like a hurricane.

5. In Chapter 6, what does Annis etch on the wall when she is wakened in the night?
(a) Boats.
(b) Bees.
(c) Spears.
(d) Flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what does Annis see rise from a ruined tree at dawn?

2. What type of horns were tied to Mama Aza's and the other young brides' heads when they went to hunt?

3. Which of Phyllis's relatives went into the swamp?

4. What does Annis's mother keep in her hair that came from her own mother?

5. What happens to the body of a man who drowns?

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