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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Middle sister states in Chapter 2 that she feels what emotion toward third brother-in-law?
(a) Resentment.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Gratitude.
(d) Sexual attraction.

3. In what way does the truth leech into the untrue rumors circulating about middle sister?
(a) Some people tell ma that the milkman is six years older than middle sister.
(b) Some people tell ma that the milkman is two years older than middle sister.
(c) Some people tell ma that the milkman has an eccentric best friend.
(d) Some people tell ma that the milkman is an auto mechanic.

4. Middle sister finally reveals that she had been how old at the time of the mass-slaughter of animals in her neighborhood?
(a) 14.
(b) 7.
(c) 12.
(d) 9.

5. What objects does middle sister use to wrap the head of the animal she finds in the ten-minute area?
(a) Facial tissues.
(b) Court documents.
(c) Newspapers.
(d) Handkerchiefs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Middle sister describes a night when all "but two" (94) of which animals in her neighborhood had been slaughtered by soldiers?

2. Which character is middle sister's favorite running partner?

3. Which character has been making lewd remarks to middle sister since the day he met her?

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

5. How many miles does middle sister right away agree to run, in the process shocking her running partner?

(see the answer key)

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