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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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).
(a) Barack Obama.
(b) Michael Bloomberg.
(c) Donald Trump.
(d) Howard Stern.

2. In what month does Chapter 2 take place?
(a) September.
(b) August.
(c) June.
(d) May.

3. What is ammonia otherwise called, according to Thatcher in Chapter 6?
(a) Acid nitride.
(b) Baking soda.
(c) Alkaline air.
(d) Hydrogen peroxide.

4. What literary device is found in the following sentence from Chapter 8? "The boots' brown tongues lolled, a pair of panting dogs" (183).
(a) Antagonist.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Simile.
(d) Irony.

5. At approximately what time does Gwen appear at Willa's door in Chapter 9?
(a) 10:00 a.m.
(b) 9:00 a.m.
(c) 8:00 a.m.
(d) 7:00 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has it been since Nick's death in the opening of Chapter 15?

2. From where did Uri Carruth's father immigrate to the U.S.?

3. What is the unfortunate news that Thatcher shares with Rose in Chapter 2?

4. What is the admission cost for the lecture that Thatcher attends in the beginning of Chapter 10?

5. When she was in eighth grade, Willa argued with her teacher that Cat Stevens was the modern-day equivalent of what poet?

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