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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. What technique is used when David says that no one has shoveled "since the last nor'easter crapped snow in November" (1)?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Personification.
(c) Sarcasm.
(d) Synecdoche.

2. In "In a Jar," what happens to Paige on the night the siblings hear the knocking in the walls?
(a) She is bitten on the leg.
(b) She takes an accidental overdose.
(c) She falls down the front steps.
(d) She gets food poisoning.

3. What does David keep in the black plastic tub?
(a) Marbles.
(b) Toy figures.
(c) Crayons.
(d) Trading cards.

4. In the context of "Burn," what is the most likely meaning of the term "skeejin" (1)?
(a) Person with a substance use disorder.
(b) Person lacking economic means.
(c) Young adult or teenager.
(d) Native or indigenous person.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the implied reason that Fellis's lip is purple?

3. What does David's mother collect?

4. In "In a Jar," what happens to David's medicine pouch?

5. Why is Fellis feeling so sick?

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