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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 had Tree prayed before she took Miss Pricherd back to the little room again?
(a) That Miss Pricherd would get Brother Rush to speak.
(b) That Brother Rush would have left a note.
(c) That Brother Rush would be gone.
(d) That Brother Rush would still be there.

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

3. What is M'Vy scared by?
(a) Dab's health.
(b) Brother Rush's driving.
(c) The darkness in the house.
(d) Miss Pricherd's nervousness.

4. What makes Tree run out of her little room?
(a) She wants her sweater.
(b) She feels ill.
(c) She wants something to eat.
(d) She wants to get someone to see Brother Rush.

5. What is Teresa doing at the beginning of "Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush"?
(a) Walking home from school.
(b) Shopping with her mother.
(c) Taking care of the brothers.
(d) Her homework.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tree ask Dab to take her?

2. Where does Brother Rush take Tree and Dab?

3. How does the narrator say M'Vy's name was pronounced?

4. When does Chapter 5 begin?

5. What movie does Tree think Dab looks like he might be in, when she visits him later?

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