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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Maria states that she may have been holding all the aces but ___________?
(a) What if she lost?
(b) What was the game?
(c) Where would she go?
(d) Who was it for?

2. What object does Maria keep in her makeup box that she is careful not to examine?
(a) A brooch from her mother.
(b) A hairbrush from her mother.
(c) A watch from her father.
(d) A letter from her father.

3. Why does Maria dislike the first picture that Carter made with her?
(a) Because the girl on screen is dead.
(b) Because the girl on screen isn't Maria.
(c) Because the girl on screen had no knack for anything.
(d) Because the girl on screen doesn't look like her.

4. Where was Maria born?
(a) San Jose, California.
(b) Boise, Idaho.
(c) Reno, Nevada.
(d) Austin, Texas.

5. Maria's mother ran her car off the highway outside of what town?
(a) Tacoma.
(b) Toledo.
(c) Tonopah.
(d) Topeka.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the hospital, what does Maria try NOT to think about?

2. According to Maria, why did her family move to Silver Wells?

3. According to Carter, what two places does he like to eat alone and read the trades?

4. As the novel opens, whom does Helene say she does NOT visit Maria at the hospital for?

5. When BZ comes over, what does Maria ask him about Carter that he doesn't want to answer because he wants him to finish his picture?

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