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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 "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," where does David say he met Tabitha?
(a) The bar.
(b) Her job.
(c) The clinic.
(d) The bus.

2. In "Food for the Common Cold," what does David use as a symbol of the unhappiness in his household?
(a) The crumbling steps.
(b) The smoke from the stove.
(c) The crooked door.
(d) The scarcity of food.

3. What is the name of the marijuana dealer whom David goes into town to see?
(a) Ham.
(b) Stu.
(c) Bob.
(d) Rab.

4. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," what television show do David and Fellis watch while Beth makes dinner?
(a) Intervention.
(b) Star Trek.
(c) The People's Court.
(d) Wheel of Fortune.

5. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," what movie are Fellis and David supposed to return?
(a) The Matrix.
(b) Transcendence.
(c) The Martian.
(d) Inception.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Blessing Tobacco," why does David hurry to fill his grandmother's wood box?

2. In "In a Jar," what is David's reaction to the medicine pouch that Frick gives him?

3. In "Food for the Common Cold," what is revealed about how Frick's daughter died?

4. In "The Blessing Tobacco," where is Paige working?

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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