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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where did Mary and Lecia draw many of the images for their imagination of their mother's ward?
(a) From books.
(b) From brochures.
(c) From the television.
(d) From movies.

2. What part of her mother's body did Mary dream about her father cleaving off after the family visited Charlie at the psychiatric ward?
(a) Her ears.
(b) Her foot.
(c) Her head.
(d) Her hand.

3. Which member of Mary's family encouraged her to begin defending herself on the playground?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) Her sister.

4. Along with Mary, who else believed that stepping on sidewalk cracks was terrible luck?
(a) Hector.
(b) Pete.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Lecia.

5. In the winter after the move to Antelope, what was Charlie addicted to in addition to alcohol?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Painkillers.
(d) Gambling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What meal did Grandma Moore insist on eating rather than eating Pete's roadside gumbo?

2. Where did Charlie meet the man that she asked to babysit Mary, and who later sexually assaulted her, while she was home sick from school?

3. What physical reaction did Mary have when her grandmother was around that was her first feeling of "nervousness"?

4. What song did Charlie sing under her breath while driving erratically through the rain-whipped streets during the hurricane?

5. How did Pete react to having his mother-in-law move in with the family?

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