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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: "Safe Harbor" and "Smokes Last".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," why do Fellis and David smoke cigars in the truck on the way home?
(a) They are trying to settle their stomachs after being sick earlier.
(b) They are celebrating the end of the first phase of Fellis's treatments.
(c) They are trying to mask the terrible smell of the caterpillars.
(d) They are rewarding themselves for not stopping to get alcohol on the way home.

2. In "Safe Harbor," what does the reader learn about David's father?
(a) He has moved to Maine.
(b) He has died.
(c) He has offered David a job.
(d) He is in jail.

3. What selfless gesture does David make to comfort Fellis?
(a) He offers to buy Fellis marijuana.
(b) He covers Fellis's hair with his own hat.
(c) He offers to cut his own hair.
(d) He gives Fellis his own coat.

4. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," what does David compare the hospital hallways to?
(a) Spider legs.
(b) Tree roots.
(c) A rabbit's warren.
(d) The Minotaur's maze.

5. In "The Blessing Tobacco," what causes David to finally run from his grandmother's house?
(a) He realizes that it is time to be home for dinner.
(b) He is afraid that his grandmother will become violent.
(c) He feels too sick to keep smoking.
(d) He is worried about being in trouble for smoking.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Food for the Common Cold," what is the name of the child in the pictures David's mother finds?

2. When "Get Me Some Medicine" begins, how long has it been since David last spoke to his father?

3. In "Safe Harbor," what has David come to the clinic to bring his mother?

4. In "In a Jar," why does David struggle to remember the details of the move to the reservation?

5. In "Smokes Last," what item of clothing is Tyson constantly trying, unsuccessfully, to keep clean?

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