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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 - 16, Under the Gibbon Moon, The Throbbing Heart of News.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which deputy, during the first two weeks that Davy is in jail, reads some of the letters that Davy receives?
(a) Brian Wagonner.
(b) Walter Stockard.
(c) Paul Wansor.
(d) Martin Dryson.

2. What is the name of the motel in the town near where the Lands stop to get gas in Chapter 13?
(a) Motel Safari.
(b) Arcadia Motel.
(c) Triangle Motel.
(d) Hi-Way Motel.

3. What does Swede call the moon when they picnic in the Badlands in January?
(a) Waxing moon.
(b) Waning moon.
(c) Gibbous moon.
(d) Gibbon moon.

4. What philosopher described hell on his death bed?
(a) Voltaire.
(b) Kierkegaard.
(c) Epicurus.
(d) Abelard.

5. What was the name of August Shultz's horse when he and Jeremiah were growing up together?
(a) Misty.
(b) Patches.
(c) Henry.
(d) Doot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Roxanna's great-uncle's occupation?

2. What is the name of the principal who hired Jeremiah as a janitor?

3. What painter does Reuben think would have done a good job of painting Roxanna by the fire in the Badlands?

4. What month did a tornado strike the town where Jeremiah, Helen, and Davy lived while Jeremiah attended medical school?

5. What do the Lands eat for supper on Swede's birthday?

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