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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars" and "The Blessing Tobacco".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Get Me Some Medicine," what television show have David and Fellis been watching?
(a) Breaking Bad.
(b) The Sopranos.
(c) The Wire.
(d) Ozark.

2. In "The Blessing Tobacco," what does David's grandmother offer him after she offers him a cigarette?
(a) Beer.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Milk.
(d) Juice.

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

4. In "Food for the Common Cold," how old is David?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 11.
(d) 13.

5. What selfless gesture does David make to comfort Fellis?
(a) He gives Fellis his own coat.
(b) He offers to buy Fellis marijuana.
(c) He offers to cut his own hair.
(d) He covers Fellis's hair with his own hat.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does David compare the sound of the ice cracking in the swamp?

2. In "Food for the Common Cold," what is the name of the child in the pictures David's mother finds?

3. In the context of "Burn," what is the most likely meaning of the term "skeejin" (1)?

4. In "Get Me Some Medicine," what does David say he finds mysterious about Fellis?

5. In "Get Me Some Medicine," how has David been making money?

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