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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is first brother-in-law when he marries eldest sister?
(a) 35.
(b) 46.
(c) 30.
(d) 23.

2. Which character is middle sister's favorite running partner?
(a) Thingy.
(b) Maybe-boyfriend.
(c) First brother-in-law.
(d) Third brother-in-law.

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

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) 14.
(b) 19.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

5. Middle sister believes that the milkman's threats in relation to maybe-boyfriend have to do with maybe-boyfriend's procurement of what object?
(a) A coffee pot.
(b) A pram.
(c) A car part.
(d) A stick of butter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. People who act outside of the societal norm are referred to as what?

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

4. Middle sister says that "those rare, baffling, radiant type of people" (88) referred to as shiny throughout the text had first been brought to her attention by a viewing of which Hitchcock film?

5. Middle sister finally reveals that she had been how old at the time of the mass-slaughter of animals in her neighborhood?

(see the answer key)

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