1. Middle sister becomes worried that maybe-boyfriend is "refusing to fit in" (74) in what sort of way?
(a) Male.
(b) Religious.
(c) Unconscious.
(d) Intangible.

2. What type of incident had recently reduced the number of buildings in the "ten-minute area" (81) to two?
(a) A wrecking crew's arrival.
(b) A flood.
(c) A bombing.
(d) An act of arson.

3. Middle sister recalls joining together with which other character in order to warn wee sisters about first brother-in-law?
(a) Third brother-in-law.
(b) Third sister.
(c) Tablets girl.
(d) Real milkman.

4. French teacher tells her students that their "temporary unhingement" (76) as a result of the discussion is a sign of what?
(a) Indoctrination.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Oppression.
(d) Progress.

5. From what century is the work of literature from which middle sister reads to wee sisters after their mother's departure?
(a) The 19th.
(b) The 20th.
(c) The 18th.
(d) The 16th.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time of the mass-slaughter of neighborhood animals by soldiers, middle sister and which other character had been the youngest children in their family?

2. Middle sister notes that French teacher has "an unnerving amount of" (69) what?

3. When ma returns from the hospital, she tells middle sister that she is in love with which character?

4. What is Semtex?

5. What is the subject of the literary passage French teacher reads to the class in French?

(see the answer key)

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