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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "Burn" and "In a Jar".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "In a Jar," what happens to David's medicine pouch?
(a) He gives it to Paige to protect the baby.
(b) It goes through the wash with his shirt and falls apart.
(c) He loses it when he is outside playing.
(d) It gets wedged between the bed and the wall.

2. What is the implied reason that Fellis's lip is purple?
(a) He is wearing lipstick.
(b) He is sick.
(c) He has been in a fight.
(d) He is very cold.

3. What is Frick's real name?
(a) Melvin.
(b) Charles.
(c) Everett.
(d) Fred.

4. In "In a Jar," when Paige first arrives, what does David realize their mother has not told Paige about?
(a) Her reasons for leaving their father.
(b) That the move north is permanent.
(c) The jar they found behind the step.
(d) Her relationship with Frick.

5. In "In a Jar," what is David's reaction to the medicine pouch that Frick gives him?
(a) He is intrigued to learn more about traditional beliefs.
(b) He thinks it is itchy and unnecessary.
(c) He thinks it smells strange and is old-fashioned.
(d) He wonders about the death of the deer the hide came from.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Fellis's mother's name?

2. In "In a Jar," when Paige and her mother get into an argument about her pregnancy, what prediction does Paige make?

3. What technique is used when David hears the sound of a man moaning and he says "with my cold ear I followed it" (2)?

4. Where does David go on the bus every day?

5. What technique is used when David says that no one has shoveled "since the last nor'easter crapped snow in November" (1)?

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