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

2. 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)?
(a) Asyndeton and parallelism.
(b) Parallelism and rhyme.
(c) Synesthesia and asyndeton.
(d) Rhyme and synesthesia.

3. In "Smokes Last," why does David's mother keep reminding him to bring the mail in?
(a) She is waiting for a disability check.
(b) She is waiting for some medical paperwork.
(c) She is hoping it will contain a check from David's father.
(d) She is hoping that Paige will finally write home.

4. In "Get Me Some Medicine," what is the real cause for Fellis dropping out of college?
(a) He was the target of racial profiling there and felt unwelcome.
(b) He realized that he could use a pretend attempt at college to con the college out of money.
(c) He decided to finally stand up to his mother and make his own decisions.
(d) He felt overwhelmed and under-prepared for college classes.

5. In "The Blessing Tobacco," why is Paige in David's room when he wakes up from his nap?
(a) She needs to borrow five dollars for gas money.
(b) She wants to talk to him about their grandmother.
(c) She is concerned about the noises he was making in his sleep.
(d) She wants to know why he smells like tobacco smoke.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Fellis feeling so sick?

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

3. In "Half-Life," how many days does David manage to go without taking any Klonopin?

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

5. In "The Blessing Tobacco," what technique is used when David comments that he "wondered when Grammy would send her last message" (117)?

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