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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 13-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does M'Vy say Dab and Brother Rush had in common?
(a) The desire to have their own way without understanding themselves.
(b) The urge to die.
(c) The urge to get better.
(d) A rare blood condition.

2. What is M'Vy worried the doctors will think when they see Dab?
(a) That he is hooked on drugs.
(b) That he will die.
(c) That she is unfit as a mother.
(d) That M'Vy won't be able to afford to pay for his care.

3. Why does M'Vy say she kept quiet about her family?
(a) She says that she didn't understand what was happening at the time.
(b) She says that she was afraid of what would happen if the children knew the stories.
(c) She says that wanted to beat fate.
(d) She says that she wanted to avoid repeating the patterns in the story.

4. How old is Teresa?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Ten.

5. Where does Tree ask Dab to take her?
(a) To the car.
(b) Back home.
(c) To the park.
(d) To the bathroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does M'Vy tell Tree to do?

2. What happens when Miss Pricherd opens the door to Tree's little room?

3. What does Tree think when she finds pills in Dab's room?

4. How does the narrator say M'Vy has always treated Dab?

5. What makes M'Vy believe Tree when she says that Dab is sick?

(see the answer key)

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