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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fourth Property of Thirst is Desire.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Sunny find smoked oysters at the IGA once?
(a) Darwin.
(b) Independence.
(c) Bishop.
(d) Big Pine.

2. What French cookbooks did Lou have?
(a) Le Guide Culinaire, Escoffier.
(b) Le Repertoire de la Cuisine, Louis Saulnier.
(c) Cuisine de Mme. E. Saint-Ange and La Physiologie du gout.
(d) Larousee Gastronomique and Cusine de Mme. E. Saint-Ange.

3. What gang left money when Schiff's mother passed out and fell down steps to an alley when she was picking up piecework?
(a) West Side Gang.
(b) South Side Gang.
(c) North Side Gang.
(d) East Side Gang.

4. In "The First Property of Thirst," what opera does Rocky hear when he turns on the shortwave in the workshop?
(a) The Barber of Seville.
(b) Madama Butterfly.
(c) Tristan und Isolde.
(d) The Magic Flute.

5. What time would Schiff's family eat their evening meal?
(a) 5 p.m. or sometimes earlier.
(b) 6:30 p.m.
(c) 6 p.m. or sometimes later.
(d) 5:30 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. "In the Second Property of Thirst," how does Los Angeles compare in population to other United States cities?

2. How does Sunny keep herself busy after the news of the bombing at Pearl Harbor?

3. What do Sunny and Vasco bring for the internees when they arrive?

4. What color were the pages of thin paper Sunny found in her mother's cookbooks and that Sunny hoped would be completed recipes?

5. What was the name of the first dog Rocky got when he came West?

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