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

2. In "Half-Life," what is the implied reason that David throws up as soon as he gets home to his mother's house?
(a) He is upset about disappointing his mother and grandmother again.
(b) He has a hangover from drinking the night before.
(c) He ate spoiled food at Fellis's house.
(d) He is suffering from drug withdrawal.

3. In "The Blessing Tobacco," what is David's mother too preoccupied with to notice that David is feeling sick?
(a) Talking on the phone.
(b) Looking for a job.
(c) Selling her jewelry.
(d) Her fight with Frick.

4. In "Smokes Last," what is implied when David tells his mother about the Western Union money and she says "I think I can drive" (152)?
(a) She is very tired.
(b) She is worried about the car.
(c) She is very busy.
(d) She has been drinking.

5. When Fellis asks Meekew why he is with "winooches" in "Get Me Some Medicine," what is it most reasonable to infer that "winooch" means (43)?
(a) White person.
(b) Woman.
(c) Snob.
(d) Stranger.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Half-Life," what does Frances ask David to take care of before he leaves the assisted living facility?

2. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," what does David compare the hospital hallways to?

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

4. At the end of "Smokes Last," what does David's mother leave on his dresser?

5. In "The Blessing Tobacco," what does David's grandmother offer him after she offers him a cigarette?

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