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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: "Half-Life" and "Earth, Speak".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the action of "Get Me Some Medicine," where is it implied that David's mother is?
(a) Visiting relatives down south.
(b) Frick's hunting camp.
(c) Paige's house.
(d) A substance abuse clinic.

2. In "Safe Harbor," where has David recently gotten a job?
(a) Tribal maintenance.
(b) Dysart's Restaurant.
(c) UPS.
(d) A dollar store.

3. In "Earth, Speak," where do the police catch up with Fellis?
(a) Boston.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) New York.
(d) Pittsburgh.

4. In "Half-Life," which earlier story does David allude to when he is telling Fellis a story from his childhood?
(a) "The Blessing Tobacco."
(b) "Smokes Last."
(c) "Food for the Common Cold."
(d) "In a Jar."

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) For Fellis, happiness is not an abstraction but a concrete, almost physical thing.
(b) Fellis's unhappiness is directly related to his inability to follow through on his goals.
(c) The relationship between David and Fellis is dysfunctional and contributes to their unhappiness.
(d) The price of Fellis's happiness is losing some of his capacity for memory.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Safe Harbor," what does the reader learn about David's father?

2. What technique is used when David asks Fellis if Fellis wants him to "Tell the ice to let go" (3)?

3. In "Get Me Some Medicine," what television show have David and Fellis been watching?

4. In "Get Me Some Medicine," how has David been making money?

5. In "Get Me Some Medicine," what does David say he and Fellis usually use for gambling chips?

(see the answer key)

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