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

2. In "The Blessing Tobacco," whom does David's grandmother mistake him for?
(a) Frick.
(b) Robbie.
(c) David's father.
(d) Fellis.

3. In "Safe Harbor," what is David constantly unsatisfied with throughout his visit to the clinic?
(a) The cleanliness of the facility.
(b) The fit of his mother's clothing.
(c) The temperature of his coffee.
(d) The attitude of the nurses.

4. What does David keep in the black plastic tub?
(a) Trading cards.
(b) Crayons.
(c) Marbles.
(d) Toy figures.

5. In "Safe Harbor," what are the black boxes that David mentions the worker using in the beginning of the story?
(a) Files for medical records.
(b) Lock boxes to guard medication.
(c) Video surveillance equipment.
(d) Rodent bait boxes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Blessing Tobacco," how many cigarettes does David say he smoked before he lost count?

2. In "The Blessing Tobacco," what technique is used when David comments that he "wondered when Grammy would send her last message" (117)?

3. In "Smokes Last," what is the answer to the security question David answers for Western Union?

4. In "Food for the Common Cold," what gift has David recently been given by his father?

5. In "Get Me Some Medicine," what is the real cause for Fellis dropping out of college?

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