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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: "Half-Life" and "Earth, Speak".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of "Smokes Last," what does David's mother leave on his dresser?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) A note from Paige.
(c) Twenty dollars.
(d) A news article.

2. In "Earth, Speak," where is the first place David goes after he leaves Ralph's place?
(a) Beth's house.
(b) His mother's house.
(c) Meekew's apartment.
(d) Tabitha's apartment.

3. In "Get Me Some Medicine," what is the colloquial name used for the kind of beers that are in the bag when David hits Meekew?
(a) Tall boys.
(b) Two-fours.
(c) Pounders.
(d) Tinnies.

4. In "Half-Life," how does David rationalize breaking into his grandmother's house?
(a) His grandmother would give him the money if she were there.
(b) She will not have left any money there.
(c) She owes his mother money for her nursing care.
(d) Any money she has is part of his inheritance.

5. In "The Blessing Tobacco," what does David's grandmother offer him after she offers him a cigarette?
(a) Milk.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Beer.
(d) Juice.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Earth, Speak," what does David infer when he hears the dogs barking?

2. In "The Blessing Tobacco," why is Paige in David's room when he wakes up from his nap?

3. In "Earth, Speak," why is David so sick in the period right after he runs from the police?

4. In "The Blessing Tobacco," whom does David's grandmother mistake him for?

5. In "Half-Life," what is David covered in when he flees his grandmother's house?

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