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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On which of the following days does the novel begin?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Saturday.

2. Where does Mr. Deutschman have to get his haircut?
(a) The university.
(b) The steel factory.
(c) The meatworks.
(d) The library.

3. What does Vernon say he feels like he is climbing when he exits the cab?
(a) A thorny tree.
(b) A church spire.
(c) Mount Rushmore.
(d) Mount Everest.

4. Who does Vernon live with?
(a) His step-mother.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His step-father.

5. What does Vernon always hear leaving Dr. Oliver Goosens' ambulance?
(a) Music.
(b) Thunder.
(c) Crying.
(d) A whisper.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Vernon and Palmyra get home from the police station?

2. Who does Taylor arrive in Mexico with?

3. In which of the following Texan cities is the novel set?

4. Who does Vernon talk to about his mother's crisis?

5. What does Vernon have to sit in in the courtroom?

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