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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Iano's heritage?
(a) Italian.
(b) Greek.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Cuban.

2. What is Nick said to be dying from in Chapter 5?
(a) COPD.
(b) Colon cancer.
(c) Pancreatic cancer.
(d) Brain cancer.

3. Who is the editor of the rival newspaper to Captain Landis's?
(a) Mr. Carruth.
(b) Mr. Nailburne.
(c) Mr. Petrofaccio.
(d) Mr. Carlyle.

4. What word from Chapter 8 refers to the study of the evolutionary development and diversification of a species or group of organisms?
(a) Epidemiology.
(b) Phenology.
(c) Synthology.
(d) Phylogeny.

5. What two trees did Rose's father plant in honor of his daughters on their lawn?
(a) An almond tree and an apple tree.
(b) A willow tree and an ash tree.
(c) A beech tree and an oak tree.
(d) A birch tree and an apple tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Thatcher's employer at the school with whom he has just met in Chapter 4?

2. Whose barouche ran away and crashed, according to Polly in Chapter 2?

3. In what month does Chapter 2 take place?

4. What had Tig been earning a degree in before leaving college?

5. About how much money is Iano said to earn yearly at the college in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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