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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 disowned their parents long ago.
(c) They all believe he is dead already.
(d) They all want to return to the city.

2. David blames the changes in the town and the negative outcomes on
(a) Americans and capitalism.
(b) Changing times.
(c) Fascism.
(d) Changing values.

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

4. The narrator decides that the spot her father marked on the map was not for a cave painting but for
(a) A place to escape human relationships.
(b) A place to remember your past.
(c) A place of escape from pain.
(d) A place of salvation or truth.

5. The narrator reflects that when she "willed" her fish to be caught, she could tell herself
(a) That they had chosen to die and had forgiven her in advance.
(b) That she had accomplished something all by herself.
(c) That she had outsmarted the fish, like her brother.
(d) That the fish did not feel any pain.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator meets the "Americans" she learns

2. The narrator believes Joe first liked her because

3. At the start of the chapter, the narrator resolves

4. The narrator decides her childhood was a good one because

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

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