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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. What is Fellis's mother's name?
(a) Laura.
(b) Mary.
(c) Beth.
(d) Sadie.

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

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

4. In "The Blessing Tobacco," why does David hurry to fill his grandmother's wood box?
(a) He is tired of people thinking that he is lazy.
(b) He is worried about having to walk home in the dark.
(c) He is frightened and trying to get away quickly.
(d) He is embarrassed that he forgot to do it on his first trip.

5. In "Get Me Some Medicine," how has David been making money?
(a) Working as a landscaper.
(b) Selling marijuana.
(c) Selling porcupine carcasses.
(d) Government disability checks.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Food for the Common Cold," what gift has David recently been given by his father?

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

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

4. When "Get Me Some Medicine" begins, how long has it been since David last spoke to his father?

5. In "The Blessing Tobacco," what is David's mother too preoccupied with to notice that David is feeling sick?

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