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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. Where does David go on the bus every day?
(a) School.
(b) Fellis's house.
(c) The methadone clinic.
(d) Work.

2. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," what technique is used when David describes Fellis's face as "kind of like if you'd put two black dots and a line on an orange" (90)?
(a) Symbolism.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Metonymy.
(d) Personification.

3. In "Smokes Last," what distinctive item of clothing does Tyson wear?
(a) A New England Patriots hat.
(b) A blue and white ski jacket.
(c) An orange winter jacket.
(d) A camouflage-patterned hunting cap.

4. In "Smokes Last," what item of clothing is Tyson constantly trying, unsuccessfully, to keep clean?
(a) His shoes.
(b) His jacket.
(c) His pants.
(d) His hat.

5. In "Smokes Last," what is David's intention when he tells JP that Tyson said he is too heavy for the rope swing?
(a) He wants JP to understand that he is too old for things like rope swings.
(b) He is hoping that JP will be angry and decide not to play the game.
(c) He wants JP to be aware of how Tyson talks about him behind his back.
(d) He is teasing Tyson by trying to rile up JP against him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Safe Harbor," what is the name of the woman that asks David to get her some cigarettes?

2. In "Safe Harbor," what kind of medication does David's mother regularly take?

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

4. In the beginning of "Smokes Last," what is David's mother making for dinner?

5. In "Food for the Common Cold," what are Frick and David's mother arguing about besides the old graveyard?

(see the answer key)

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