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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator describes the lake as
(a) Green and inviting.
(b) A haze of tears and vomit.
(c) Blue and cool as redemption.
(d) Faded and defaced.

2. While the narrator shops, her companions
(a) Find transportation to the cabin.
(b) Decide to return to the city.
(c) Drink beer in the motel.
(d) Have found a clue about her father.

3. During her visit with Paul, the narrator flashes back on
(a) Her last visit with her father.
(b) Her last visit with her dying mother.
(c) Her last visit to the lake.
(d) Her last visit with her ex-husband and child.

4. What does the narrator notice about the fountain in town?
(a) It is not as big as she remembers it.
(b) The dolphins are missing.
(c) It is in a different place than she remembers.
(d) The cherub in the middle is missing half its face.

5. The narrator feels the others will not understand her search for her father because
(a) They did not know him and do not care what happened.
(b) They all believe he is dead already.
(c) They all want to return to the city.
(d) They all disowned their parents long ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator takes her guests to visit what local oddity?

2. When the narrator visits her mother in the hospital, she informs her mother that

3. David teaches

4. The description of the tourists who visit the town implies

5. The narrator's description of the city they drive through is

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