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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The narrator believes her parents never took down the chicken-wire enclosure because
(a) They anticipated grandchildren.
(b) It was now used to enclose the garden.
(c) They were always keeping useless things.
(d) They used it to catch rabbits.

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

4. The narrator's attitude toward pain--if it hurts invent a different pain--indicates
(a) She is unable to deal with any pain.
(b) She is a masochist.
(c) She is confrontational when dealing with pain.
(d) She is currently looking for a diversion from pain in her life.

5. The fishing trip is cut short when
(a) They discover they have no more worms.
(b) Two Americans arrive and begin to fish, too.
(c) David and Anna begin fighting.
(d) The group decides to go back and cook the fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator is trying to decide

2. During her visit with Paul, the narrator flashes back on

3. The name of the film David is making is called

4. The first danger the group encounters is

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

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