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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 167 - 222).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long had it been since anyone in Miel's family had shown roses growing from a body before Miel did?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 50 years.
(c) 100 years.
(d) 20 years.

2. What ceremony does the town have involving pumpkins?
(a) The reckoning.
(b) The lighting.
(c) The harvest.
(d) The silo.

3. What does Sam do to try to minimize the appearance and feel of his breasts?
(a) Wears bathing suits underneath his clothes.
(b) Wears dresses.
(c) Says prayers every night to try to help himself.
(d) Binds his chest.

4. What is happening to the Bonners' pumpkins in Part I?
(a) They are turning to glass.
(b) They are rotting.
(c) They are thriving.
(d) They are disappearing.

5. What lie does Miel tell Sam's mother in Part III?
(a) She knows he is out hanging his moons.
(b) She is meeting him somewhere soon.
(c) She knows he is at school.
(d) She knows he is tutoring Peyton at the farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Miel very upset with Sam after the lighting?

2. What does Aracely always give to Ms. Owens when she comes for treatment?

3. What do Miel and Sam do after he pulls her from the coffin and brings her back to his house?

4. Who does Sam sometimes help that Miel appeals to to try to stop the Bonners' terrible plot?

5. How does Sam pollinate the things he is tasked with pollinating?

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