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

2. In "Smokes Last," what technique is used when David says that he "came to the river that crept inland and formed the swamp" (156)?
(a) Simile.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Personification.
(d) Hyperbole.

3. In "In a Jar," where do David and Paige go with their grandmother?
(a) The community center.
(b) Her house.
(c) Church.
(d) Grocery shopping.

4. In "Safe Harbor," what kind of medication does David's mother regularly take?
(a) Antipsychotics.
(b) Benzodiazepines.
(c) Narcotics.
(d) Antidepressants.

5. What technique is used in "Get Me Some Medicine," when David says that "the lights were dim like honey" (41)?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Simile.
(d) Synesthesia.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Get Me Some Medicine," what does David say he finds mysterious about Fellis?

2. In "Smokes Last," what does David believe is the reason his mother has been irritable with him and Frick lately?

3. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," what technique is used when David describes Fellis's face as "kind of like if you'd put two black dots and a line on an orange" (90)?

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

5. What technique is employed when David says that "the river was still frozen, ice shining white-blue under a full moon" (1)?

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