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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 item of clothing is Tyson constantly trying, unsuccessfully, to keep clean?
(a) His jacket.
(b) His pants.
(c) His shoes.
(d) His hat.

2. In "In a Jar," why does David struggle to remember the details of the move to the reservation?
(a) He is too young to understand what is happening.
(b) He had a high fever during the move.
(c) He was asleep for most of the move.
(d) It was a long time ago.

3. In "Half-Life," what is David covered in when he flees his grandmother's house?
(a) His grandmother's clothes.
(b) Bacon grease.
(c) Red paint.
(d) His mother's baby blanket.

4. In "Earth, Speak," why is Daryl living at his uncle's cabin?
(a) He has been banned from the reservation.
(b) He has just inherited the place after his uncle's death.
(c) He needs to be closer to the college in Overtown.
(d) His uncle is ill and needs a caregiver.

5. In "Half-Life," when David is waiting for Meekew to get home, where is Meekew?
(a) In the hospital.
(b) In jail.
(c) At David's house.
(d) At his college.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Smokes Last," what are the sources of most of the insults characters use against one another?

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

3. In "Half-Life," what does David frequently mention as a way of implying that his circumstances are getting worse and worse and he feels powerless to save himself?

4. In "Earth, Speak," what rumor does Beth share about Ralph Nelson?

5. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," where does David say he met Tabitha?

(see the answer key)

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