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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 40-44.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is in the package Carl picks up on his way home from work?
(a) Pieces for a miniature he's building
(b) Supper
(c) new shoes
(d) Newspapers

2. What does Helen say she did with the page containing the culling song?
(a) Burned them
(b) Tore it up and threw the pieces outside
(c) Swallowed them
(d) Flushed them down the toilet

3. What does Carl say about the chandelier in the house where he meets Helen?
(a) That it's the size of a weather balloon
(b) That it provides just the right light for dancing
(c) That it gives off a lot of light to be so small
(d) That he doesn't like it

4. When is it that the sound of the baby's crying usually begins?
(a) The first night after moving in
(b) At least a week after moving in
(c) A couple of months after moving in
(d) A couple of nights after moving in

5. What does Helen do after she and Oyster get into a fight over the page containing the culling song?
(a) Sings Oyster the culling song
(b) Kills a flock of birds
(c) Tells Oyster to cover his ears
(d) Nothing

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the baby sitter when Carl goes to cover his second crib death story?

2. What does Carl say is the problem with every story?

3. What does Oyster do with Mona's copy of "Traditional Tribal Hobby-Krafts?"

4. What is the advertisement Helen shows Carl in the newspaper?

5. Where does Helen say she got the book she has been using as a planner?

(see the answer key)

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