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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 makes M'Vy believe Tree when she says that Dab is sick?
(a) Tree's story about Brother Rush.
(b) Because Tree has been taking care of him.
(c) Because Tree knows him better than she does.
(d) Because Tree is pale with fear.

2. How does the narrator characterize the relationship between Tree and Dab?
(a) They respect each other's privacy.
(b) They finish each other's sentences.
(c) They help each other with everything.
(d) They ignore each other as much as possible.

3. What time of day does it always seem to be in Tree's house?
(a) Afternoon.
(b) Night.
(c) Noon.
(d) Dawn.

4. What was M'Vy's experience in the little room?
(a) She saw the vision Tree had.
(b) She saw a different vision than either child.
(c) She didn't see Brother Rush.
(d) She saw the vision Dab had.

5. What sound woke Tree?
(a) Dab's cries.
(b) M'Vy putting her purse down.
(c) Brother Rush appearing beside her.
(d) Her own screams in a dream.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do M'Vy, Tree and Silversmith have to do before they can see Dab?

2. Where does Tree say her knowledge about family came from?

3. What does Tree do when she sees her mother?

4. How does the narrator characterize Dab's intellectual power?

5. What is M'Vy worried the doctors will think when they see Dab?

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