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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Carol say she did as a job when she was married and before she became homeless in Chapter 6?
(a) Cleaned her aunt’s house.
(b) Worked as a cook at a hotel.
(c) Tended to her neighbors’ children.
(d) Worked as a clerk at a gas station.

2. What is on the screen of the iPod when the narrator first looks at it after awakening on the park bench in Chapter 1?
(a) “Stacy’s Playlist.”
(b) “Amber’s Playlist.”
(c) “Duke’s Playlist.”
(d) “Sia’s Playlist.”

3. What is the name of the stranger’s niece who is sitting in his car after he has bought Sia a meal from the food truck in Chapter 2?
(a) Stacy.
(b) Beth.
(c) Carol.
(d) Amber.

4. From what narrative point of view is Sia related?
(a) Fourth person.
(b) Second person.
(c) First person.
(d) Third person.

5. Where does Carol tell Sia they will go to find Sia some more appropriate clothes to wear in Chapter 4?
(a) The Salvation Army.
(b) J.C. Penney.
(c) The Central Valley Mall.
(d) Wal-Mart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the obese woman that demands soup without noodles in Chapter 4?

2. What is Sia’s father’s name in the novel?

3. What was the name of Carol’s husband prior to her homelessness?

4. Where does Sia first encounter her reflection after she awakens on the park bench in Chapter 1?

5. What food item does the stranger suggest that Sia get from the food truck in the beginning of Chapter 2?

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