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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 – 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of creature is Laoka said to be in Chapter 8?
(a) A rodent.
(b) A hawk.
(c) A snake.
(d) An owl.

2. How did Ray-Ray die?
(a) He was lynched.
(b) He was in a motorcycle accident.
(c) He was shot by a police officer.
(d) He was shot by a teenager.

3. What ailment does Ernest struggle with in Chapter 1?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) Alzheimer's disease.
(c) Lung cancer.
(d) Pancreatic cancer.

4. What did a corn stalk transform into in the boy's dream in "Story of the Boy with Prophetic Visions" (41)?
(a) An oak tree.
(b) A massive ship.
(c) A cedar canoe.
(d) A beautiful woman.

5. According to the narrative in Chapter 3, what French writer "was in her forties when she was rumored to have had a sexual affair with her sixteen-year-old stepson" (38)?
(a) George Sand.
(b) Marguerite Duras.
(c) Simone de Beauvoir.
(d) Colette.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sonja see on the roof of the house in the end of Chapter 7?

2. What does Maria write about Ray-Ray enjoying picking in her journal in Chapter 10?

3. What does Ernest describe having when he and Maria married in Chapter 5?

4. What is the name of the store that Venery runs in Chapter 9?

5. Where did Rae spend her summers growing up?

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