Wave (novel) Quiz

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Take our free Wave quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What object in their home in London was Deraniyagala unable to touch on her first visit home? (from Parts 3 and 4)

Steve's sarong.

Malli's tiara.

The boys' schoolbags.

Vikram's pyrite.

2.

Why did Deraniyagala not want to sleep in the days after the tsunami? (from Part 1, “Colombo, The First Six Months After”)

She was afraid she might die in her sleep.

She was afraid when she woke she would forget that her family was dead.

She was afraid she would dream about the wave.

She did not want to miss any word that any of her family had survived.

3.

Why did Deraniyagala return to London the first time? (from Parts 3 and 4)

To clean out the house.

To hear a lecture in Steve's memory.

To prove to herself that she could.

To meet with old friends.

4.

Why did Kristiana's questions bother Deraniyagala so badly? (from Part 6)

She did not want to have to answer any questions.

She was angry because Kristiana was still alive to ask questions.

She felt incapable because she did not know the answers.

Because Vikram was not there to hear the answers.

5.

Why did Deraniyagala tell the Rosenbaums that Steve is dead? (from Part 9)

Because they assumed she was divorced.

Because they kept pushing for answers.

Because they had known Steve's parents.

Because they knew Steve when he was young.

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