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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lee’s AIDS scare start?
(a) With a letter from an old lover.
(b) With a rash of sores.
(c) With loss of appetite.
(d) With a fever.

2. What does Meg tell Karen to do if anyone ever calls her ‘the N-word’?
(a) Hit them in the nose.
(b) Turn her back.
(c) Leave.
(d) Tell a teacher.

3. How does the narrator characterize the police’s response to Peggy’s disappearance?
(a) Slow and sloppy investigation.
(b) Indifference.
(c) Casual, professional curiosity.
(d) Feverish interest.

4. Where does Lee go looking for Peggy?
(a) Fredericksburg.
(b) Richmond.
(c) Fairfax.
(d) Reston.

5. Why does Meg refuse to work as a waitress?
(a) It is too public.
(b) The hours are terrible.
(c) She is too clumsy.
(d) The pay is not enough.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Meg say she is not willing to do in order to get good clothes for Karen?

2. Where does Temple go to take refuge when Flea and Karen arouse him?

3. What is the high point of Temple’s birthday parties?

4. What is Lee’s mother’s objection to breastfeeding?

5. How do Peggy’s parents treat her children?

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