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

2. In "In a Jar," what technique is used when David says that the burning sage "smelled calm, like salt water" (10)?
(a) Synesthesia.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Personification.

3. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," who is Alice?
(a) Fellis's aunt.
(b) A nurse at the hospital.
(c) A friend of David's mother.
(d) Tabitha's friend.

4. What technique is used in "Get Me Some Medicine," when David says that "the lights were dim like honey" (41)?
(a) Synesthesia.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

5. In "In a Jar," what happens to David's medicine pouch?
(a) It goes through the wash with his shirt and falls apart.
(b) It gets wedged between the bed and the wall.
(c) He gives it to Paige to protect the baby.
(d) He loses it when he is outside playing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Blessing Tobacco," what question does Frick ask David when David comes in to sit on the couch in the middle of the night?

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

3. When "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars" takes place, how long has David been seeing Tabitha?

4. What does David imagine the store owner, Jim, making a joke about?

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

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