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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 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 is intrigued to learn more about traditional beliefs.
(d) He thinks it smells strange and is old-fashioned.

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

3. How does David imagine feeling when he returns to Rab's?
(a) Triumphant.
(b) Embarrassed.
(c) Defensive.
(d) Frustrated.

4. In "Food for the Common Cold," what happens on the Thursday of the week that Frick stays away from David's mother's house?
(a) David's mother stays out all night, leaving David alone in the house.
(b) David's mother takes him out to Frick's bush camp for the night.
(c) David's grandmother appears and insists that David go with her to church.
(d) David's father calls and threatens to sue for custody of David.

5. Why is Fellis feeling so sick?
(a) He has a respiratory virus.
(b) He has taken an unnamed street drug.
(c) He missed his methadone dose.
(d) He is exhausted and hypothermic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Frick's real name?

2. What technique is used when David says that no one has shoveled "since the last nor'easter crapped snow in November" (1)?

3. In "Food for the Common Cold," what is the cause of the terrible smell in David's mother's house?

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

5. In "Food for the Common Cold," what technique is used when David says that when he returns to the kitchen, "all that remained at the table was the rest of the coffee and a freshly snubbed-out cigarette that glowed red int he ashtray" (66)?

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