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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On New Year's Eve, 1959, at how many separate holiday parties across the U.S. were reported dragonings?
(a) 750.
(b) More than 600.
(c) About 800.
(d) 300.

2. What was Alex's aunt Marla's occupation?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Mechanic.
(d) Secretary.

3. After George put Alex and Beatrice in an apartment on their own, how long was it before Alex saw her father again?
(a) 5 years.
(b) Almost 3 years.
(c) Not quite 4 years.
(d) 2 years.

4. In 1960, where did Dr. Gantz wish to attend a scientific conference?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Havana.
(c) Kiev.
(d) Prague.

5. How old was Beatrice when Alex was 8 and 7/12.
(a) 8 months.
(b) 9 and 1/2 months.
(c) 13 months.
(d) 10 1/2months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the doctor who came to speak to Alex's class about feminine health?

2. When did Bertha die?

3. When activists invaded a secretive House Subcommittee on Compensation and Resolution in January 1956, where did reports of the standoff appear in the newspaper?

4. Over how many months did a special curriculum about the Mass Dragoning distributed by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, undergo major revisions?

5. How long after Alex's mother died did she and Beatrice meet Miss Olson?

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