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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The mood of the city is:
(a) Bustling, dark, and furtive.
(b) Exciting and giddy.
(c) Fearful and loathsome.
(d) Slow, tired, and deserted.

2. In what way is Lipsha "the only one that's ignorant?"
(a) He is the only one who doesn't go to school.
(b) He is the only one who does not belong at the retirement home.
(c) He is the only one who is not a true Kashpaw.
(d) He is the only one who doesn't know his mother was June.

3. The physical obstacle between Nector and Marie arises from:
(a) The lack of money in their household.
(b) Nector's inability to stay home and stay sober.
(c) The number of stray children Marie takes in.
(d) The lack of food on their table.

4. Henry's casket bears a Nazi flag because:
(a) The men from the veteran's post had put it there.
(b) He was a deserter in the army.
(c) Beverly put it there as a symbol of his revenge against Henry.
(d) Beverly brought it as a symbol of their avenged brother killed at boot camp.

5. When Marie does not cry out at the pain caused by her wounds or by Nector's restraint, what does this suggest?
(a) Marie wants to impress Nector.
(b) Marie does not feel any pain.
(c) Marie does not want to show weakness.
(d) Marie regrets her actions at the convent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lipsha regrets signing up for the army because:

2. The images Lipsha creates of the dandelions at the end of the chapter may also represent:

3. Lulu believes she cannot cry because:

4. To drown out the sight and sound of June's ghost, what does Gordie do?

5. Marie admits that Lipsha was always her favorite after:

(see the answer key)

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