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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best describes the look Mary saw on Charlie's face when Charlie threatened to shoot Hector?
(a) Scared.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Blank.
(d) Twisted.

2. What did Pete tell the girls was the most dangerous part of a man-of-war jellyfish?
(a) Its skin.
(b) Its tentacles.
(c) Its heart.
(d) Its teeth.

3. Which lunch does Mary remember most loving as a child, remembering how the construction worker men ate the meal with reverence?
(a) Smoked salmon.
(b) Oysters.
(c) Boiled shrimp.
(d) Caviar.

4. Who once owned the house the Karr family purchased in Antelope?
(a) A banker.
(b) A warden.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A scientist.

5. What common animal did Pete catch around the house and use to make gumbo for his family?
(a) Rats.
(b) Opossums.
(c) Raccoons.
(d) Squirrels.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the threatened shooting of Hector by Charlie, who phoned Pete and demanded that he take the girls the next day?

2. How many reading levels did Mary progress during her first week in the Antelope school?

3. 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?

4. Which part of Grandma Moore's body had to be amputated after turning gangrenous?

5. How often did Mary check the mailbox waiting for a letter from Pete before Lecia finally lost the mailbox key?

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