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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time of day does middle sister's college French class take place?
(a) Evening.
(b) Morning.
(c) Early afternoon.
(d) Late afternoon.

2. How many of middle sister's initial encounters with the milkman does she for some time try to see as "accidental" (166)?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

3. Which of middle sister's siblings had lost her true love due to the explosion of a car bomb?
(a) One of the three wee sisters.
(b) Second sister.
(c) Eldest sister.
(d) Third sister.

4. The gossip centered around middle sister and the milkman names which location as their favorite place to meet?
(a) An abandoned church.
(b) The chip shop.
(c) City Hall.
(d) The cemetery.

5. What objects does middle sister use to wrap the head of the animal she finds in the ten-minute area?
(a) Court documents.
(b) Facial tissues.
(c) Newspapers.
(d) Handkerchiefs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Middle sister is shocked to find herself labeled in the same way as which other character?

2. Who comes up behind middle sister in Chapter 6 and puts his arms around her?

3. Middle sister is shocked to hear from which character that she has been deemed a "beyond-the pale" (192) within the community?

4. What is the title of the play from which middle sister reads to wee sisters while their mother is at the hospital?

5. Middle sister describes a night when all "but two" (94) of which animals in her neighborhood had been slaughtered by soldiers?

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