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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does M'Vy tell Tree about Ken?
(a) He lives in New Orleans and sends money when he can.
(b) He is in prison for the accident that killed Brother Rush.
(c) He died shortly after the accident that killed Brother Rush.
(d) He is still alive but she does not know where he is.

2. What does Tree check Dab for?
(a) Jaundice.
(b) Infection.
(c) Blood sugar.
(d) Fever.

3. How does the narrator say M'Vy's name was pronounced?
(a) Assertively, with confidence.
(b) Aggressively.
(c) Softly, with longing and melancholy.
(d) Softly, with tenderness.

4. What does Tree see when she returns to the room?
(a) Brother Rush is older.
(b) Her mother has chased Brother Rush out of the room.
(c) Brother Rush is still there.
(d) Brother Rush has replaced the vision she saw at first.

5. What doe Brother Rush do to Dab, in Tree's vision?
(a) Comforts him.
(b) Throws him out of the car.
(c) Puts him upright on his lap in the front seat.
(d) Throws him into the back seat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Tree tell Dab to get up?

2. How does Tree characterize the man on the stoop?

3. What is Tree thinking about when she arrives home?

4. Where does Brother Rush take Tree and Dab?

5. What detail does Tree seize on in Brother Rush's story?

(see the answer key)

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