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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Brother Rush die?
(a) Illness.
(b) In a car accident.
(c) In a knife fight.
(d) In an accident at the plant.

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

3. What makes the baby happy?
(a) The insects in the field.
(b) Brother Rush.
(c) The mother.
(d) The sunlight.

4. What is Tree thinking about when she arrives home?
(a) Her hunger.
(b) Her grades.
(c) The rainy weekend.
(d) Brother Rush.

5. What does one of Tree's teachers suggest she take?
(a) A test to qualify for a scholarship.
(b) Some time off.
(c) Vocational courses.
(d) Advanced classes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What feeling does Tree get about the woman?

2. What is Teresa doing at the beginning of "Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush"?

3. For how long at a time will Tree and her brother be left along?

4. How is "Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush" narrated?

5. When does Chapter 5 begin?

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