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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: Bud .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What task does Maribel's mother encourage her to do after Schuyler's death?
(a) Take up knitting.
(b) Apply to graduate school programs.
(c) Help her kill the weevils in her garden.
(d) Help her weed the yard and garden.

2. What time is it when Maribel ignores phone calls from Schuyler when she returns home from the pub?
(a) Midnight.
(b) 3:30am.
(c) 11:30pm.
(d) 10:00pm.

3. What must Joe, his mother, Jack, and Jack's new girlfriend do in order to eat the cake Joe purchased from Veronica?
(a) Do a headstand.
(b) Sing their favorite song.
(c) Pray.
(d) Do a cartwheel.

4. On page 12, which book from his childhood does Ethan remember thinking about?
(a) Frankenstein.
(b) Charlotte's Web.
(c) Treasure Island.
(d) Little Women.

5. What does Gil brag about?
(a) Money.
(b) His wife.
(c) Knowing many languages.
(d) His family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What presents do Ethan's sister and mother receive when his father returns home from Thailand?

2. After his time in Vermont, working in a food co-op, where does Bud go?

3. Who informs Maribel that Schuyler is at the hospital?

4. One his 21st birthday, what are the two things Bud does?

5. After meeting her ex-boyfriend, Bud, on Skype, what does Rachel say is happening in the U.S. while Bud is Southeast Asia?

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