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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 "Food for the Common Cold," who is the first person to notice the strange smell in David's mother's house?
(a) David's mother.
(b) David.
(c) David's grandmother.
(d) Frick.

2. What does David imagine the store owner, Jim, making a joke about?
(a) Fellis's hair looking like an old mop.
(b) Wet hair making a mess.
(c) David being a hair stylist.
(d) Paying for Native scalps.

3. In "In a Jar," why does David struggle to remember the details of the move to the reservation?
(a) He was asleep for most of the move.
(b) He had a high fever during the move.
(c) It was a long time ago.
(d) He is too young to understand what is happening.

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

5. In "Food for the Common Cold," what is revealed about how Frick's daughter died?
(a) She had a serious respiratory virus that Frick ignored until it was too late.
(b) She developed a rare form of childhood cancer.
(c) She had an asthma attack after being out in the woods in winter for several hours.
(d) She was in Frick's truck when it was hit by another vehicle.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does David imagine feeling when he returns to Rab's?

2. In "Food for the Common Cold," what does David learn for the first time about his own birth?

3. What does David keep in the black plastic tub?

4. In "The Blessing Tobacco," how old does David say his great-uncle was when he died?

5. In "The Blessing Tobacco," how does David's grandmother react when the first puff of the cigarette makes him cough?

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