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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year is Iris writing her memoir?
(a) 2000.
(b) 1998.
(c) 1992.
(d) 2002.

2. How does Iris and Laura's mother die?
(a) Catches a mysterious ailment.
(b) Drowns.
(c) Complications of childbirth.
(d) An unknown form of cancer, most likely uterine.

3. Which character was said to "always be there" for the Chase sisters?
(a) Their mother.
(b) Their father.
(c) Reenie.
(d) Myra.

4. In the man's story, how are the sacrificial virgins mutilated before their death?
(a) Their tongues are cut out so that they cannot speak.
(b) Their hands are cut off so that they cannot fight back.
(c) Their eyes are gouged out so that they cannot see.
(d) Their ears are cut off so they cannot hear well.

5. In the prologue to the novel within the novel, the main character looks at a picture. What is at the center of this picture?
(a) A young boy.
(b) A couple.
(c) Two young girls.
(d) A young girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the aristocrats called in the man's story?

2. What are the slaves called in the man's story?

3. Why does Iris dislike the Laura Chase Memorial Prize?

4. For what is the prize for high school students awarded?

5. What item of Laura's does Iris find in her stocking drawer?

(see the answer key)

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