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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 23 - 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the surgeon who comes to talk to Leni after her mother has been hospitalized in Chapter 11?
(a) Dr. Williams.
(b) Dr. Irving.
(c) Dr. Anderson.
(d) Dr. Smith.

2. What does Leni's father yell at the tourists on the bridge in Chapter 20 (243)?
(a) "Go home, hippies."
(b) "Go back to Utah."
(c) "Go back to California."
(d) "Where are you going?"

3. During what war was Leni's father shot down and captured?
(a) The Iraq War.
(b) The U.S. War in Afghanistan.
(c) World War II.
(d) The Vietnam War.

4. Why does Ernt become violent toward Cora in Chapter 9?
(a) Because she was flirting with Tom
(b) Because she told him she's leaving.
(c) Because she let Leni go on a date.
(d) Because she let dinner burn.

5. What paperbook is Leni holding when she awakens in the backseat of the car in Chapter 3?
(a) The Call of the Wild.
(b) The Short Stories of Poe.
(c) Pippi Longstockings.
(d) The Fellowship of the Ring.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Ernt killed in Chapter 23?

2. What animal(s) attack the animals at Leni's family's homestead in Chapter 10?

3. What kind of smell does Leni feels her mother's fear smells like when they get into the truck in Chapter 20?

4. Where is Geneva Walker from?

5. In Chapter 13, Large Marge says to Leni, "This will be a lot of sound and fury, signifying nothing" (165). From what Shakespearean play is this line derived?

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