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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: A Dusty Lunch (228-258).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Dusty Lunch," what does Tig’s family pass down?
(a) Ancestral silver.
(b) Diaries.
(c) Pearls and jade.
(d) Antique lace curtains.

2. In "My Evil Mother," which card does the mother draw that determines the boyfriend’s fate?
(a) The tower.
(b) The knight.
(c) Ace of wands.
(d) King of cups.

3. In "My Evil Mother" why does the mother want the narrator to break up with her boyfriend?
(a) He treats her poorly.
(b) He stole her grandmother’s jewelry.
(c) He is cheap.
(d) She believes he is going to die.

4. What perspective is "Death by Clamshell" told from?
(a) Omniscient narration.
(b) First person.
(c) Second person.
(d) Third person.

5. In "Death by Clamshell," how is Hypatia killed?
(a) Stoned until she passed out.
(b) Eaten alive.
(c) Flayed alive by clamshells.
(d) Burned to death.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Miss Scace?

2. In "A Dusty Lunch," what was Brig’s father’s job?

3. In "My Evil Mother," what is the narrator’s relationship with her mother like?

4. In "Death by Clamshell," what did the mob gouge out?

5. In "A Dusty Lunch," what type of dancing did Brig do?

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