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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who took the author to the bird conservatory?
(a) Her mentor.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her father.

2. Why did the author think her mother couldn't get sick?
(a) She was too good.
(b) She was too strong.
(c) She was too beautiful.
(d) She was too young.

3. What did the author learn from her mother while she was sick?
(a) Faith.
(b) Resistance.
(c) Solitude.
(d) Perseverance.

4. What climate did the author learn about while in the Audubon Society?
(a) Deserts.
(b) Prairies.
(c) Marshes.
(d) Flat lands.

5. How big was the author's mother's tumor?
(a) The size of an apple.
(b) The size of a kiwi.
(c) The size of a cherry.
(d) The size of a grapefruit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the activities in this book take place?

2. What caused the author's mother to use chemotherapy?

3. What happened to Diane Dixon Tempest in 1971?

4. How did the author describe her mother's chemotherapy treatments?

5. What causes the depths of the Great Salt Lake to change?

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