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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose family is described in Chapter 11 as "a big, loyal household of parentless siblings holding it all together" (290)?
(a) Emma's.
(b) Jorge's.
(c) Peter's.
(d) Iano's.

2. Where was Tig for a year before she appeared at her parents' home unexpectedly?
(a) Canada.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Cuba.

3. What does "SIDS" refer to in the narrative?
(a) Severe Internal Detachment Syndrome.
(b) Sudden Internal Death Syndrom.
(c) Synaptic Identity Deterioration Syndrome.
(d) Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

4. How does Willa describe the landscape of New Jersey in comparison to the other places she has lived?
(a) Hilly.
(b) Craggy.
(c) Flat.
(d) Mountainous.

5. Why does Thatcher go to Mrs. Treat's home for the first time in Chapter 4?
(a) To offer his legal advice.
(b) To fetch his dogs.
(c) To take her a pie.
(d) To pay a debt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mrs. Treat's first name?

2. What real-life figure is being referenced with the following line from Chapter 13? "He said he could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and people would still vote for him" (345).

3. At approximately what time does Gwen appear at Willa's door in Chapter 9?

4. Who is Rose's new friend that she goes riding with in Chapter 12?

5. What is Dusty's bedroom painted to look like?

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