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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. What selfless gesture does David make to comfort Fellis?
(a) He covers Fellis's hair with his own hat.
(b) He offers to cut his own hair.
(c) He offers to buy Fellis marijuana.
(d) He gives Fellis his own coat.

2. In "Get Me Some Medicine," what is the colloquial name used for the kind of beers that are in the bag when David hits Meekew?
(a) Tinnies.
(b) Tall boys.
(c) Two-fours.
(d) Pounders.

3. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," what does David compare the hospital hallways to?
(a) Tree roots.
(b) A rabbit's warren.
(c) The Minotaur's maze.
(d) Spider legs.

4. In "Earth, Speak," why is Daryl living at his uncle's cabin?
(a) He needs to be closer to the college in Overtown.
(b) He has been banned from the reservation.
(c) His uncle is ill and needs a caregiver.
(d) He has just inherited the place after his uncle's death.

5. When "Get Me Some Medicine" begins, how long has it been since David last spoke to his father?
(a) Nine years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Nine months.
(d) Four months.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Half-Life," when David is waiting for Meekew to get home, where is Meekew?

2. How old is David when "Smokes Last" takes place?

3. In "Half-Life," what does David frequently mention as a way of implying that his circumstances are getting worse and worse and he feels powerless to save himself?

4. To what does David compare Fellis when he sees him struggling to sit up?

5. In "Food for the Common Cold," how old is David?

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