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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Mary's father work when she was a child?
(a) At the limestone quarry.
(b) At the elementary school.
(c) At the oil refinery.
(d) At the local newspaper.

2. What color was the paint that Mary smeared over her face and mouth while her mother was out of the painting studio?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Orange.
(d) Purple.

3. What type of medicine did the doctors pump into Grandma Moore's body with the hopes of slowing down the spreading of Grandma's cancer?
(a) Liquid Nitrogen.
(b) Chemotherapy.
(c) Mustard gas.
(d) Arsenic.

4. At the opening of the novel, in what room of the house was Mary lying when the doctor arrived?
(a) The laundry room.
(b) The bathroom.
(c) Her bedroom.
(d) Her parents' bedroom.

5. How old was Mary the first time she was sexually assaulted by the neighbor boy?
(a) Nine years old.
(b) Eleven years old.
(c) Seven years old.
(d) Five years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which caged animal did Mary compare her mother while visiting the Houston zoo?

2. Which of the following is NOT something Grandma Moore regularly complained about when she was living with the Karr family?

3. What illness was Charlie diagnosed to die from at the age of two?

4. What was the name of Charlie's cousin, who Grandma Moore thought had made all the right decisions in her life?

5. To which meat product did Mary compare Grandma Moore's disfigured body?

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