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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. In "Smokes Last," what is the most likely explanation for the difference between what David's father tells him and what his mother tells him?
(a) David's father sent the child support money as usual, but his mother spent it all and wants more.
(b) David's father sent the child support money, but it was stolen from their mailbox.
(c) David's father never sent the money, but this was a genuine oversight that he intends to correct right away.
(d) David's father never sent the money, and he has been trying to avoid talking to David because of it.

2. In "The Blessing Tobacco," what causes David to finally run from his grandmother's house?
(a) He realizes that it is time to be home for dinner.
(b) He feels too sick to keep smoking.
(c) He is worried about being in trouble for smoking.
(d) He is afraid that his grandmother will become violent.

3. What technique is employed when David says that "the river was still frozen, ice shining white-blue under a full moon" (1)?
(a) Imagery.
(b) Simile.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Metaphor.

4. In "Get Me Some Medicine," what does David say he finds mysterious about Fellis?
(a) Where Fellis gets his money from.
(b) What Fellis really has against Meekew.
(c) What caused Fellis to drop out of college.
(d) Why Fellis resents Beth so much.

5. In "Smokes Last," what does David steal from Tyson's house?
(a) Pork rinds.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Twenty dollars.
(d) Bread.

Short Answer Questions

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)?

2. In "In a Jar," why does David struggle to remember the details of the move to the reservation?

3. Why is Fellis feeling so sick?

4. In "Earth, Speak," why is David so sick in the period right after he runs from the police?

5. In "Get Me Some Medicine," when the lights go on in the bar, what does David notice?

(see the answer key)

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