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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Blessing Tobacco," why is Paige in David's room when he wakes up from his nap?
(a) She is concerned about the noises he was making in his sleep.
(b) She needs to borrow five dollars for gas money.
(c) She wants to talk to him about their grandmother.
(d) She wants to know why he smells like tobacco smoke.

2. In "In a Jar," where do David and Paige go with their grandmother?
(a) Her house.
(b) The community center.
(c) Grocery shopping.
(d) Church.

3. In "Get Me Some Medicine," what reason does Fellis give David for dropping out of college?
(a) He only enrolled so that he could drop out and get a refund check.
(b) He was harassed by white students and subjected to racial slurs.
(c) He was frustrated and embarrassed at his own poor education.
(d) He only enrolled to get his mother to stop nagging him about his future.

4. What is the name of the marijuana dealer whom David goes into town to see?
(a) Stu.
(b) Ham.
(c) Bob.
(d) Rab.

5. What technique is used when David hears the sound of a man moaning and he says "with my cold ear I followed it" (2)?
(a) Verbal irony.
(b) Metonymy.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Understatement.

6. In "Food for the Common Cold," what is revealed about how Frick's daughter died?
(a) She was in Frick's truck when it was hit by another vehicle.
(b) She developed a rare form of childhood cancer.
(c) She had an asthma attack after being out in the woods in winter for several hours.
(d) She had a serious respiratory virus that Frick ignored until it was too late.

7. In "The Blessing Tobacco," what does the reader learn David's grandmother's first name is?
(a) Josie.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Lilith.
(d) Frances.

8. In "The Blessing Tobacco," what has David been sent to his grandmother's for?
(a) To accompany her to the grocery store.
(b) To do dishes and take out garbage.
(c) To fill the wood box.
(d) To escort her to his mother's house.

9. In "In a Jar," when Paige and her mother get into an argument about her pregnancy, what prediction does Paige make?
(a) Their mother's use of alcohol will cause her early death.
(b) Paige's baby will never know its grandmother.
(c) David will grow up to hate their mother.
(d) Their mother's temper will drive Frick away just like their father.

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

11. To what does David compare the sound of the ice cracking in the swamp?
(a) The sound of summer fireworks.
(b) Someone walking around them.
(c) Doors opening and shutting.
(d) Distant gunshots.

12. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," who repeatedly calls Fellis's house?
(a) David's mother.
(b) Cheryl.
(c) Tabitha.
(d) Alice.

13. Why is Fellis feeling so sick?
(a) He has taken an unnamed street drug.
(b) He has a respiratory virus.
(c) He missed his methadone dose.
(d) He is exhausted and hypothermic.

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

15. What technique is used when David asks Fellis if Fellis wants him to "Tell the ice to let go" (3)?
(a) Verbal irony.
(b) Personification.
(c) Synesthesia.
(d) Understatement.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," where is David trying to get a job?

2. What is the implied reason that Fellis's lip is purple?

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

4. In "In a Jar," what is the most likely motivation for Paige calling David "chagooksis...little shit" (15)?

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

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