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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. In "Smokes Last," what are the sources of most of the insults characters use against one another?
(a) Strength and race.
(b) Race and gender.
(c) Gender and intelligence.
(d) Intelligence and strength.

2. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," who is Alice?
(a) A nurse at the hospital.
(b) Tabitha's friend.
(c) Fellis's aunt.
(d) A friend of David's mother.

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

4. In "In a Jar," what kind of feather does Frick use in the smudging ceremony?
(a) Owl.
(b) Eagle.
(c) Hawk.
(d) Heron.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Get Me Some Medicine," why does Fellis leave the bag of beers in the woods?

3. In "Smokes Last," what is the most likely explanation for the difference between what David's father tells him and what his mother tells him?

4. In "Smokes Last," what does David steal from Tyson's house?

5. What techniques are used in "Safe Harbor" when David says "sharp pine trees clutter and lean into each other, and cardinals and finches flutter and jet from tree to tree" (127)?

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