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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 "The Blessing Tobacco," how old does David say his great-uncle was when he died?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Twenty-four.
(d) Twenty.

2. What selfless gesture does David make to comfort Fellis?
(a) He covers Fellis's hair with his own hat.
(b) He offers to buy Fellis marijuana.
(c) He offers to cut his own hair.
(d) He gives Fellis his own coat.

3. In "The Blessing Tobacco," whom does David's grandmother mistake him for?
(a) Frick.
(b) David's father.
(c) Robbie.
(d) Fellis.

4. In "Food for the Common Cold," what is the name of the child in the pictures David's mother finds?
(a) Deidre.
(b) Elspeth.
(c) Julianne.
(d) Corinne.

5. What does David's mother collect?
(a) Miniatures.
(b) Salt and pepper shakers.
(c) Beadwork.
(d) Bird figurines.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "In a Jar," what is David's reaction to the medicine pouch that Frick gives him?

2. In "The Blessing Tobacco," what does David's grandmother offer him after she offers him a cigarette?

3. In "The Blessing Tobacco," where is Paige working?

4. To what does David compare the sound of the ice cracking in the swamp?

5. What is the name of the marijuana dealer whom David goes into town to see?

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