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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three, Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What purchase does Lisa ask her father, Peter, to make?
(a) Lisa wants Peter to buy a new lawn mower.
(b) Lisa wants Peter to take the family on vacation.
(c) Lisa wants Peter to purchase her a new bicycle.
(d) Lisa wants Peter to take her to Omaha to buy new clothes.

2. Where does Irene want to live?
(a) Collins.
(b) Tama.
(c) Omaha.
(d) Crescent.

3. Why does Jeremy have blood on his shirt when he arrives at Lisa's farmhouse at the start of Part Three?
(a) Jeremy gave CPR to Ezra after his car accident.
(b) Jeremy helped Ezra out of the car when he crashed.
(c) Jeremy received a severe burn while helping Ezra out of the car.
(d) Jeremy crawled into Ezra's car to get Ezra's belongings out of the car.

4. Where did Irene go to college according to Part Two, Chapter 3?
(a) Tama Community College.
(b) Reed University.
(c) Iowa State University.
(d) Ottumwa Heights College.

5. What beginning statement(s) does Steve finally write in his journal in Part One, Chapter 9?
(a) "It feels dark a lot of the time; I thought it would clear up, and it's eased a little, but it's still dark" (56).
(b) "I wonder if I can really tell you what it was like to lose Linda, how heavy the blow was to me" (55-56).
(c) "Our son was so beautiful. He was perfect. A round little baby boy" (56).
(d) "I always try to stay level-headed in copy waters: that's what I'm good at, it's one of the things people know me by" (56).

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Irene oddly start saving in a bucket in the kitchen?

2. What movie does Shauna say is an example of how people can edit and change things to make them seem more real?

3. How does the narrator describe children in Part Two, Chapter 6?

4. According to the end of Part One, Chapter 9, how does Jeremy feel about his relationship with his father in the absence of his mother?

5. What is printed inside the Christmas card Lisa leaves?

(see the answer key)

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