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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. In what kind of establishment does middle sister have a contentious altercation with members of her community?
(a) A newspaper stand.
(b) A bakery.
(c) A chip shop.
(d) A church.

2. Longest friend reveals that which character had been the source of the original rumors about middle sister?
(a) Real milkman.
(b) Eldest sister.
(c) First brother-in-law.
(d) Ma.

3. Which literary character does middle sister allude to when describing "armchair supporters" (112) of renouncers?
(a) Anna Karenina.
(b) Walter Mitty.
(c) Candide.
(d) Holden Caulfield.

4. How old were middle sister and Somebody McSomebody when he first made a romantic move, which middle sister then promptly rejected because she was not attracted to him?
(a) 17.
(b) 14.
(c) 19.
(d) 15.

5. To whom does ma call out when she needs medicine for middle sister to be fetched from the "backyard pharmacy" (225)?
(a) Maybe-boyfriend.
(b) Third brother-in-law.
(c) Eldest sister.
(d) Wee sisters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does ma use to describe real milkman's condition?

2. What type of incident had recently reduced the number of buildings in the "ten-minute area" (81) to two?

3. Ma tells wee sisters that while she is briefly away from middle sister's side, they need to make sure that middle sister does not engage in what activity?

4. Which of middle sister's siblings had lost her true love due to the explosion of a car bomb?

5. Which character joined a convent, thereby breaking real milkman's heart during his youth?

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