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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 technique is used when David says that no one has shoveled "since the last nor'easter crapped snow in November" (1)?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Synecdoche.
(c) Sarcasm.
(d) Personification.

2. Where does David go on the bus every day?
(a) Work.
(b) School.
(c) Fellis's house.
(d) The methadone clinic.

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

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

5. During the action of "Get Me Some Medicine," where is it implied that David's mother is?
(a) Frick's hunting camp.
(b) Paige's house.
(c) A substance abuse clinic.
(d) Visiting relatives down south.

Short Answer Questions

1. What selfless gesture does David make to comfort Fellis?

2. What technique is used when David hears the sound of a man moaning and he says "with my cold ear I followed it" (2)?

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

4. In "In a Jar," where does Frick place the yellow straw wrapped in red cloth?

5. In "The Blessing Tobacco," what causes David to finally run from his grandmother's house?

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