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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 forties.
(b) Late forties.
(c) Early thirties.
(d) Early twenties.

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

3. What is middle sister's intention when she picks up the head of the animal in the ten-minute area?
(a) To show it to maybe-boyfriend.
(b) To bury it somewhere green.
(c) To use it to cast a spell.
(d) To use it for a photography project.

4. Middle sister says that the milkman's communication with her nearly always consists of what?
(a) Admonishments.
(b) Questions.
(c) Compliments.
(d) Jokes.

5. With whom does middle sister nearly collide when she stands up in the ten-minute area after picking up the head of an animal?
(a) Maybe-boyfriend.
(b) First brother-in-law.
(c) Real milkman.
(d) The milkman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color van does the milkman drive when he is not driving one of his sports cars?

2. Middle sister says that ma has been tormenting her about her lack of a husband since which one of her birthdays?

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

4. After the departure of maybe-boyfriend's parents, the son had "never heard from their parents again, except" (31) through what medium?

5. What type of abandoned building is blown up by a bomb near the end of Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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