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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 local newspaper.
(b) At the limestone quarry.
(c) At the elementary school.
(d) At the oil refinery.

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

3. 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) Purple.
(c) Green.
(d) Orange.

4. What war was Robert returning home from when he decided to commit suicide?
(a) World War I.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) World War II.

5. To which meat product did Mary compare Grandma Moore's disfigured body?
(a) A pot roast.
(b) Crisp bacon.
(c) Overstuffed sausages.
(d) Burnt salmon.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the opening of the novel, in what room of the house was Mary lying when the doctor arrived?

2. In what city did Grandma Moore live during Mary's childhood?

3. On what was Mary lying at the opening of the memoir?

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

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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