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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Front Matter and Book the First.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what does Brother Antoine make candy?
(a) Spun honey.
(b) Maple sugar.
(c) Jellied berries.
(d) Dark chocolate.

2. In Chapter Four, Edik guesses the child is no older than which age?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 14.
(d) 11.

3. Which of the following epithets does Edik hear his father’s voice call him?
(a) Demon-minded floozie.
(b) Snaggle-toothed reprobate.
(c) Broken-eyed coward.
(d) Bow-legged layabout.

4. Chapter Seven begins with which of the following?
(a) “What she saw when she awoke was sunlight streaming through one small window that was up very high.”
(b) “In those moments when she was awake, she remembered.”
(c) “He illuminated the letter B.”
(d) “Brother Edik’s problems were compounded.”

5. To whom does DiCamillo dedicate the book?
(a) Blackall.
(b) DiCamillo.
(c) Charles.
(d) Abelard.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter Twelve, a prophecy is noted that a girl child will come and do which of the following?

2. With which of the following does the novel’s epigraph begin?

3. Chapter Eleven begins with which of the following?

4. How long does Caddis allow for the child’s recovery?

5. Which of the following is illustrated in Chapter Ten?

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