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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," what does David learn for the first time about his own birth?
(a) His parents did not plan to have him and did not really want him.
(b) His birth caused his mother to hemorrhage and nearly die.
(c) He was supposed to be one of a pair of twins.
(d) His mother's postpartum depression after his birth caused her to get her tubes tied.

2. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," what technique is used when David describes Fellis's face as "kind of like if you'd put two black dots and a line on an orange" (90)?
(a) Symbolism.
(b) Personification.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Metonymy.

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

4. In "In a Jar," when Paige first arrives, what does David realize their mother has not told Paige about?
(a) Her relationship with Frick.
(b) That the move north is permanent.
(c) Her reasons for leaving their father.
(d) The jar they found behind the step.

5. 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) It was a long time ago.
(c) He is too young to understand what is happening.
(d) He had a high fever during the move.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Get Me Some Medicine," what does David say he and Fellis usually use for gambling chips?

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

4. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," what is David's reaction when the janitor says that he might come to the reservation to see the caterpillars?

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

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