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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years older than the protagonist is maybe-boyfriend?
(a) 1.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 2.

2. Middle sister describes a night when all "but two" (94) of which animals in her neighborhood had been slaughtered by soldiers?
(a) Chickens.
(b) Cats.
(c) Hogs.
(d) Dogs.

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

4. What action does middle sister take when she hears the milkman make a veiled threat against maybe-boyfriend?
(a) She jumps.
(b) She collapses.
(c) She sobs.
(d) She moans.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Middle sister finally reveals that she had been how old at the time of the mass-slaughter of animals in her neighborhood?

2. Middle sister says that the milkman's communication with her nearly always consists of what?

3. How old is first brother-in-law when he marries eldest sister?

4. How old is the milkman at the time of the narrative's opening?

5. Middle sister says that every other student in the class is different from her in what way?

(see the answer key)

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