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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: Tara.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Joe's mother send Jack away?
(a) To better his education.
(b) To improve his physical health.
(c) To get him away from gangs.
(d) To give him the chance to meet his real father.

2. One night, after getting up to use the bathroom, what did Rachel witness Nadia was doing for her brother?
(a) Crying.
(b) Praying.
(c) Making him baked goods.
(d) Shopping for his groceries.

3. What does Bud do as his first job after fleeing to Lizzie's apartment?
(a) Pizza delivery driver.
(b) Janitor at a local elementary school.
(c) Unofficial cab driver.
(d) Summer school assistant teacher.

4. As a child, what did Nadia take one day after leaving Rachel's house?
(a) A spoon.
(b) A knife.
(c) A fork.
(d) A ladle.

5. What is Rachel's brother sick with?
(a) Lung cancer.
(b) Pancreatic cancer.
(c) Brain cancer.
(d) Leukemia.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 6, at what age does Tara's mother, Frankie, almost get married?

2. What advice does Maribel's mother give about being with a man like Schuyler?

3. How does Ethan identify himself as he reflects on his college years?

4. What is Rachel's profession?

5. What time is it when Maribel ignores phone calls from Schuyler when she returns home from the pub?

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