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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the author's mother have a tumor?
(a) Her head.
(b) Her abdomen.
(c) Her arm.
(d) Her back.

2. How deep is the Great Salt Lake?
(a) 13 feet.
(b) 23 feet.
(c) 33 feet.
(d) 43 feet.

3. What did the author test about the Great Salt Lake?
(a) The salinity of the water.
(b) The foliage around the water.
(c) The health of the water.
(d) The buoyancy in the water.

4. Why was the author surprised when her mother agreed to use chemotherapy?
(a) She had been refusing it.
(b) She had talked her sister out of it.
(c) She was afraid of it.
(d) She didn't believe in it before.

5. What is the name of the author's brother?
(a) Henry.
(b) Howard.
(c) Hank.
(d) Hal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were all the chapters in this first section named after?

2. Why did the author go somewhere after her mother's surgery?

3. Where did the author go after her mother's surgery?

4. What did the author learn from her mother while she was sick?

5. What happened to Diane Dixon Tempest in 1971?

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