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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 127 - 189).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What catches Val's eye about Mike at first?
(a) His short stature.
(b) His large hands.
(c) His peacock blue suit.
(d) His bald head.

2. When does the bombing that kills the five children, and many more people, happen in the start of this novel?
(a) November 1944.
(b) September 1939.
(c) May 1941.
(d) January 1942.

3. What does Ben's favorite nurse give out to the patients?
(a) Candy.
(b) Jumpers his wife knitted.
(c) Extra drugs.
(d) Cigarettes.

4. What does Alan order for Val at their stop at the cafe?
(a) A taco.
(b) A salad.
(c) A bacon sarnie.
(d) A fish sandwich.

5. Why does Val feel out of place with her new boyfriend's group of friends?
(a) She is prettier than they are.
(b) She is older than they are.
(c) She has more money than they do.
(d) She is much poorer than they are.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ben live in the early part of Part II?

2. What poster does Ben think initially starts his mental obsession with cannibalism?

3. What was Vern's Grosvenor business supposed to be?

4. What nickname does Jo give one of the young men in the wings in Part II?

5. What does Mike ask Val to do minutes after they meet for the second time?

(see the answer key)

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