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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," how many cigarettes does David say he smoked before he lost count?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 14.

2. In "Safe Harbor," what techniques are used when David says that laughing with his mother "scrapes the dark and grimy walls inside" him (129)?
(a) Metaphor and synecdoche.
(b) Synecdoche and understatement.
(c) Allusion and metaphor.
(d) Understatement and allusion.

3. What is the name of the marijuana dealer whom David goes into town to see?
(a) Rab.
(b) Bob.
(c) Stu.
(d) Ham.

4. In "In a Jar," where does Frick place the yellow straw wrapped in red cloth?
(a) On David's windowsill.
(b) Underneath David's bed.
(c) Above the door.
(d) Behind the front step.

5. In "The Blessing Tobacco," why does David hurry to fill his grandmother's wood box?
(a) He is tired of people thinking that he is lazy.
(b) He is worried about having to walk home in the dark.
(c) He is embarrassed that he forgot to do it on his first trip.
(d) He is frightened and trying to get away quickly.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Smokes Last," what does David believe is the reason his mother has been irritable with him and Frick lately?

2. In "Smokes Last," what does David steal from Tyson's house?

3. What technique is used when David says that no one has shoveled "since the last nor'easter crapped snow in November" (1)?

4. By the end of "Food for the Common Cold," what do Frick and David understand about David's mother for the first time?

5. In "Safe Harbor," where has David recently gotten a job?

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