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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prompted the fight between Charlie and Pete on Mary's tenth birthday?
(a) A haircut.
(b) Money.
(c) Infidelity.
(d) A car accident.

2. Which of the following objects was NOT present in Mary and Lecia's imagination of the ward where their mother was being kept?
(a) Shock therapy.
(b) Straight jackets.
(c) White walls.
(d) Nurses with needles.

3. What is the name of Mary's older sister?
(a) Phecia.
(b) Lecia.
(c) Ulecia.
(d) Stecia.

4. 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 sheriff's arms.
(b) The postman's arms.
(c) The neighbor's arms.
(d) The gardener's arms.

5. How did Pete react when Mary blurted out that she didn't want her mother to come home from the psychiatric ward?
(a) He was silent.
(b) He was furious.
(c) He was confused.
(d) He was understanding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the restaurant where Pete punched Charlie in the face?

2. Which member of Mary's family encouraged her to begin defending herself on the playground?

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

4. Which of the following Karr family members refused to evacuate the home when a hurricane rolled through?

5. How old was Mary the first time she was sexually assaulted by the neighbor boy?

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