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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 employed when David says that "the river was still frozen, ice shining white-blue under a full moon" (1)?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Imagery.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Simile.

2. In "In a Jar," where does Frick place the yellow straw wrapped in red cloth?
(a) Underneath David's bed.
(b) Above the door.
(c) On David's windowsill.
(d) Behind the front step.

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

4. To what does David compare the sound of the ice cracking in the swamp?
(a) Distant gunshots.
(b) Doors opening and shutting.
(c) The sound of summer fireworks.
(d) Someone walking around them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Frick's real name?

2. In "In a Jar," what is the most likely motivation for Paige calling David "chagooksis...little shit" (15)?

3. In "In a Jar," what technique is used when David describes church: "When we had to kneel, we knelt; when we had to sing, we sang; when we had to pray, we prayed" (20)?

4. What is the name of the marijuana dealer whom David goes into town to see?

5. In "In a Jar," why does David struggle to remember the details of the move to the reservation?

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