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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the departure of maybe-boyfriend's parents, the son had "never heard from their parents again, except" (31) through what medium?
(a) Television.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) Radio.
(d) Film.

2. How many miles does middle sister right away agree to run, in the process shocking her running partner?
(a) 16.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 6.

3. For about how long have middle sister and maybe-boyfriend been together at the period of time focused on in the narrative?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 2 years.

4. How old is the milkman at the time of the narrative's opening?
(a) Early twenties.
(b) Late forties.
(c) Early thirties.
(d) Early forties.

5. What type of abandoned building is blown up by a bomb near the end of Chapter 2?
(a) A house.
(b) A butcher shop.
(c) A church.
(d) A library.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kinds of abandoned buildings occupy the location called "the ten-minute area" (81)?

3. From what sort of addiction does third brother-in-law suffer, according to middle sister?

4. Third brother-in-law surprises middle sister when he chides her about which of her actions?

5. What phrase does third brother-in-law use in response to middle sister's question about the sound she hears during their run?

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