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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 6 months.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 2 years.

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

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

4. Which character has been making lewd remarks to middle sister since the day he met her?
(a) The milkman.
(b) First brother-in-law.
(c) Third brother-in-law.
(d) Thingy.

5. 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?
(a) Third sister.
(b) Eldest sister.
(c) Third brother.
(d) Second sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. While walking through the ten-minute area on her way back from French class, middle sister finds the head of what kind of animal?

2. What color van does middle sister see across the street from her college class, causing her to think that the milkman is inside?

3. When middle sister believes that the milkman has shown up outside of her college, she feels a "strange bodily sensation" (78) in which part of her body?

4. In what activity does middle sister never engage while running?

5. What name is used throughout the novel to refer to maybe-boyfriend's best friend?

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