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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: "Get Me Some Medicine" and "Food for the Common Cold".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Get Me Some Medicine," what reason does Fellis give David for dropping out of college?
(a) He was harassed by white students and subjected to racial slurs.
(b) He was frustrated and embarrassed at his own poor education.
(c) He only enrolled so that he could drop out and get a refund check.
(d) He only enrolled to get his mother to stop nagging him about his future.

2. What is Fellis's mother's name?
(a) Mary.
(b) Beth.
(c) Sadie.
(d) Laura.

3. In "Food for the Common Cold," what does Frick dislike about the birthday present David's father has given him?
(a) He associates it with white children.
(b) He thinks that David will hurt himself with it.
(c) He thinks it is too expensive.
(d) He thinks it is too babyish for David.

4. In "In a Jar," where does Frick place the yellow straw wrapped in red cloth?
(a) Behind the front step.
(b) Underneath David's bed.
(c) Above the door.
(d) On David's windowsill.

5. In "In a Jar," what is David's reaction to the medicine pouch that Frick gives him?
(a) He is intrigued to learn more about traditional beliefs.
(b) He thinks it smells strange and is old-fashioned.
(c) He thinks it is itchy and unnecessary.
(d) He wonders about the death of the deer the hide came from.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Get Me Some Medicine," what is the real cause for Fellis dropping out of college?

2. In "Food for the Common Cold," what is the cause of the terrible smell in David's mother's house?

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

4. When Fellis asks Meekew why he is with "winooches" in "Get Me Some Medicine," what is it most reasonable to infer that "winooch" means (43)?

5. In "In a Jar," what kind of feather does Frick use in the smudging ceremony?

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