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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. David slips in and out of "a yokel dialect," which implies
(a) He came from the country originally.
(b) His identity is flexible as well.
(c) He does not know they speak French in Canada.
(d) He has contempt for the town and the people.

2. David teaches
(a) English as a Second Language.
(b) Broadcasting classes.
(c) Politics.
(d) Communication classes.

3. The narrator remembers a tugboat with a house on it that appealed to her because
(a) The people on the boat seemed to be having fun.
(b) She could escape her parents with a boat like that.
(c) Her goal was to live on the water.
(d) She could move any time she wished, taking only the people she wanted to be around.

4. The narrator has identified two different women in town known as Madame because
(a) Madame is a common name in Canada.
(b) None of the women in town had names when she was a child.
(c) She cannot remember anyone's name anymore.
(d) She remembers them as older, married women.

5. At the end of the chapter, the author compares an unborn child to
(a) A secret passenger.
(b) A frog in a jar.
(c) An unopened gift.
(d) A leech.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator describes the lake as

2. The narrator reveals that she has not visited her parents here because

3. As she travels through the town, the narrator feels

4. The narrator believes her father

5. What is significant about the narrator's brother drowning?

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