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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: "Safe Harbor" and "Smokes Last".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," what does David compare the hospital hallways to?
(a) The Minotaur's maze.
(b) Spider legs.
(c) Tree roots.
(d) A rabbit's warren.

2. In "Safe Harbor," what medical crisis does David's mother experience?
(a) A seizure.
(b) A stroke.
(c) A heart attack.
(d) An asthma attack.

3. In "In a Jar," what is the most likely motivation for Paige calling David "chagooksis...little shit" (15)?
(a) She is engaging in affectionate teasing.
(b) She is tired of being responsible for her younger sibling.
(c) She is irritable and tired because of her pregnancy.
(d) She is angry at the mischief David causes.

4. In "Food for the Common Cold," what does David's grandmother imply is the reason Frick does not accept David and Paige as his own children?
(a) They remind Frick of David's mother's life before him.
(b) They do not really love Frick.
(c) They are half white.
(d) He hates their biological father.

5. In "Smokes Last," what does David steal from Tyson's house?
(a) Pork rinds.
(b) Twenty dollars.
(c) Bread.
(d) Cigarettes.

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. At the end of "Smokes Last," what does David's mother leave on his dresser?

3. In "Safe Harbor," how does David end up in the emergency room, himself?

4. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," who is Alice?

5. In "Safe Harbor," what word does David say his mother hates?

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