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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 "The Blessing Tobacco," where is Paige working?
(a) A pawnshop.
(b) The liquor store.
(c) The grocery store.
(d) A restaurant.

2. In "Safe Harbor," how many times has David's mother been in the crisis stabilization clinic during the past three months?
(a) Three.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Six.
(d) Nine.

3. In "Smokes Last," what does David believe is the reason his mother has been irritable with him and Frick lately?
(a) Paige is in rehab.
(b) His mother has lost her job.
(c) His mother is trying to quit smoking.
(d) There is not enough food money.

4. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," where is David trying to get a job?
(a) T.J. Maxx.
(b) Tribal Maintenance.
(c) Family Dollar.
(d) UPS.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Safe Harbor," what are the black boxes that David mentions the worker using in the beginning of the story?

2. What does David's mother collect?

3. In "In a Jar," when Paige first arrives, what does David realize their mother has not told Paige about?

4. In "In a Jar," where does Frick place the yellow straw wrapped in red cloth?

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

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