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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. When "Get Me Some Medicine" begins, how long has it been since David last spoke to his father?
(a) Nine years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Nine months.
(d) Four months.

2. In "Get Me Some Medicine," when the lights go on in the bar, what does David notice?
(a) There is a bullet casing on the table.
(b) The floor is slick with rainwater.
(c) The men playing pool are white.
(d) Their surroundings are filthy.

3. In "In a Jar," what happens to Paige on the night the siblings hear the knocking in the walls?
(a) She gets food poisoning.
(b) She falls down the front steps.
(c) She takes an accidental overdose.
(d) She is bitten on the leg.

4. What does David's mother collect?
(a) Bird figurines.
(b) Miniatures.
(c) Beadwork.
(d) Salt and pepper shakers.

5. In "Food for the Common Cold," what happens on the Thursday of the week that Frick stays away from David's mother's house?
(a) David's mother takes him out to Frick's bush camp for the night.
(b) David's grandmother appears and insists that David go with her to church.
(c) David's father calls and threatens to sue for custody of David.
(d) David's mother stays out all night, leaving David alone in the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does David compare the sound of the ice cracking in the swamp?

2. In "In a Jar," what is David's reaction to the medicine pouch that Frick gives him?

3. By the end of "Food for the Common Cold," what do Frick and David understand about David's mother for the first time?

4. What is Frick's real name?

5. What technique is used when David hears the sound of a man moaning and he says "with my cold ear I followed it" (2)?

(see the answer key)

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