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

2. 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) 19.
(b) 17.
(c) 14.
(d) 15.

3. The final sentence of Chapter 2 asserts that which of middle sister's tactics meant to ward off the milkman has worked?
(a) Remaining silent during the milkman's advances.
(b) Beginning to run with a partner instead of alone.
(c) Asking maybe-boyfriend to have a word with the milkman.
(d) Asking ma to have a word with the milkman.

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?
(a) Stranger on a Train.
(b) Rear Window.
(c) Rope.
(d) Psycho.

5. What malady does middle sister admit to having in Chapter 3?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Hepatitis.
(c) Lupus.
(d) Depression.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the novel's opening, how old is middle sister, the protagonist of the text?

2. About whom is middle sister thinking when she distractedly agrees to her running partner's initial suggestion about how many miles they should run?

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

4. What objects does middle sister use to wrap the head of the animal she finds in the ten-minute area?

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

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