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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What meal did Grandma Moore insist on eating rather than eating Pete's roadside gumbo?
(a) Shrimp remoulade.
(b) Fried alligator.
(c) Red beans and rice.
(d) Jambalaya.

3. Who was the first member of the family to see Grandma Moore's dead body?
(a) Lecia.
(b) Mary.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Aunt Iris.

4. How tall was the wave of water Pete saw flooding in from the hurricane?
(a) Ten feet tall.
(b) Five feet tall.
(c) Fifteen feet tall.
(d) Twenty feet tall.

5. In whose arms did Mary's older sister pretend to sleep while the doctor was checking her out at the opening of the memoir?
(a) The gardener's arms.
(b) The postman's arms.
(c) The sheriff's arms.
(d) The neighbor's arms.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times had Charlie been married before meeting Pete?

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

3. What prompted the fight between Charlie and Pete on Mary's tenth birthday?

4. After hearing about Tex and Belinda, how long did Mary spend burying the memory of these children?

5. Which of the following was NOT something Charlie burned in a bonfire during her mental breakdown?

(see the answer key)

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