1. What technique is used when David hears the sound of a man moaning and he says "with my cold ear I followed it" (2)?
(a) Metonymy.
(b) Understatement.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Verbal irony.

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

3. In "Smokes Last," what are the sources of most of the insults characters use against one another?
(a) Race and gender.
(b) Gender and intelligence.
(c) Strength and race.
(d) Intelligence and strength.

4. In "The Blessing Tobacco," what does the reader learn David's grandmother's first name is?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Josie.
(c) Lilith.
(d) Frances.

5. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," what is one thematic point reinforced when Fellis cannot return the movie he was supposed to return?
(a) The relationship between David and Fellis is dysfunctional and contributes to their unhappiness.
(b) The price of Fellis's happiness is losing some of his capacity for memory.
(c) For Fellis, happiness is not an abstraction but a concrete, almost physical thing.
(d) Fellis's unhappiness is directly related to his inability to follow through on his goals.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "In a Jar," what technique is used when David describes church: "When we had to kneel, we knelt; when we had to sing, we sang; when we had to pray, we prayed" (20)?

2. In "Smokes Last," what distinctive item of clothing does Tyson wear?

3. What does David keep in the black plastic tub?

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

5. In "Smokes Last," what is David's intention when he tells JP that Tyson said he is too heavy for the rope swing?

(see the answer key)

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