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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: Famous Rainbows.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ian tell Claudia when they're in the kitchen lighting the candles on their father's birthday cake?
(a) That he's going to college.
(b) That he's in trouble with the police.
(c) That he has a new job.
(d) That he wants to tell Danny that Daphne was not premature.

2. Whose suit is rucked up around his ankles from static cling, so that he looks like he's wading in the ocean?
(a) Ian's roommate's.
(b) Ian's.
(c) College president's.
(d) Doug's.

3. What does Agatha tell Ian to do when he tries to stop Daphne from crying in Chapter Three?
(a) Walk her.
(b) Take her for a ride in the stroller.
(c) Rock her.
(d) Give her a warm bath.

4. What does Agatha wish for when she sees the first star at night after Danny's death?
(a) A new dress.
(b) To be forgiven.
(c) To be safe.
(d) A better world.

5. Who is born on Ian's birthday, January 2?
(a) Frances.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Daphne.
(d) Abby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fairy tale characters does Agatha compare herself and her brother with, after her mother sips a coke and takes pills at her bedside?

2. What is the name of the high school that Ian attends?

3. Who decides to take a leave of absence from school until Daphne is in first grade?

4. What does Daphne want to take to Day Camp as a toddler?

5. What story does Ian read to Agatha and Thomas at the Bedloe house after Lucy has died?

(see the answer key)

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