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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of weapon does the milkman continually mention when threatening to take maybe-boyfriend's life?
(a) A machete.
(b) A car bomb.
(c) A pistol.
(d) A lead pipe.

2. Which character asks middle sister to go along on a sunset-viewing expedition?
(a) Third brother-in-law.
(b) Ma.
(c) Eldest sister.
(d) Maybe-boyfriend.

3. Which character does middle sister consider to be an "armchair supporter" (112) of renouncers, rather than an actual renouncer?
(a) Somebody McSomebody.
(b) The milkman.
(c) Da.
(d) First brother-in-law.

4. What is the only event that ever causes maybe-boyfriend to become angry and combative?
(a) When others talk about his absent parents.
(b) When others bully his best friend.
(c) When others spread rumors about neighborhood women.
(d) When others talk about politics.

5. What sound does middle sister accuse third brother-in-law of ignoring?
(a) The sound of a camera.
(b) The sound of an explosion.
(c) The sound of a gunshot.
(d) The sound of a woman's scream.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of weapon does the milkman mention in a veiled threat aimed at maybe-boyfriend?

2. For about how long have middle sister and maybe-boyfriend been together at the period of time focused on in the narrative?

3. What action does middle sister take when she hears the milkman make a veiled threat against maybe-boyfriend?

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

5. In what activity does middle sister like to engage while she is walking?

(see the answer key)

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