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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Diane Dixon Tempest in 1971?
(a) She got an STD.
(b) She was mobbed.
(c) She got cancer.
(d) She had a disabled child.

2. In what season do the Great Salt Lake levels lower?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Summer.
(d) Fall.

3. How does the author's brother get out of church one day?
(a) He is called to work.
(b) He has to help with a flood.
(c) His mother gets very ill.
(d) His sister asks for his help.

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

5. What did the author compare the Great Salt Lake to?
(a) A pot.
(b) A dinner plate.
(c) A cup.
(d) A tea kettle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author say she gauged her life by?

2. Where was the author working during her mother's chemotherapy treatments?

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

4. Why does the author describe the Great Salt Lake in the way she does?

5. Where did the author's mother have a tumor?

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