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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 Jar," what technique is used when David describes church: "When we had to kneel, we knelt; when we had to sing, we sang; when we had to pray, we prayed" (20)?
(a) Anadiplosis.
(b) Chiasmus.
(c) Antithesis.
(d) Parallelism.

2. In "Safe Harbor," how many times has David's mother been in the crisis stabilization clinic during the past three months?
(a) Nine.
(b) Three.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Six.

3. In the beginning of "Smokes Last," what is David's mother making for dinner?
(a) Grilled cheese.
(b) Bologna sandwiches.
(c) Hamburgers.
(d) Corn fritters.

4. In "Food for the Common Cold," who is the first person to notice the strange smell in David's mother's house?
(a) David.
(b) David's grandmother.
(c) Frick.
(d) David's mother.

5. What does David keep in the black plastic tub?
(a) Toy figures.
(b) Marbles.
(c) Trading cards.
(d) Crayons.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Food for the Common Cold," what new information is revealed about Paige?

2. In "Smokes Last," what are the sources of most of the insults characters use against one another?

3. What does David imagine the store owner, Jim, making a joke about?

4. In "In a Jar," where do David and Paige go with their grandmother?

5. In "Safe Harbor," what does David say his mother lost at a restaurant?

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