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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14 – 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gifts did Tsala bring to Clara when he met her?
(a) A blanket and corn.
(b) A melon and berries.
(c) An offering of tobacco.
(d) A bouquet of wildflowers.

2. What does Maria observe most of Wyatt's drawings to be of in Chapter 10?
(a) Animals.
(b) Airplanes.
(c) People.
(d) Houses.

3. Who is the boy that Sonja describes liking in sixth grade in Chapter 3?
(a) James.
(b) Paul.
(c) Richard.
(d) Thomas.

4. What did the book on Cherokee healing say the black-eyed Susan plant can cure in Chapter 5?
(a) Earaches.
(b) Blindness.
(c) Ingrown toenails.
(d) Seizures.

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) Simone de Beauvoir.
(b) Marguerite Duras.
(c) George Sand.
(d) Colette.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what town does Jackson tell Edgar they are in in Chapter 6?

2. Near what was the fire started, according to the news report in Chapter 17?

3. What animal does Sonja describe hearing when she arrives at Vin's house with him in Chapter 7?

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

5. What does the phrase "Ave atque vale" (9) translate to in English?

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