Wave (novel) Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why did Deraniyagala not want Mette to go to the hotel to see if he could identify any of her family members? (from Part 1, “Yala, Sri Lanka, December 26, 2004”)

She did not know what she would do if she learned they were dead.

She knew he did not really want to go look.

She did not think any of her family would be near the hotel.

She was afraid he might misidentify the bodies.

2.

Why did Deraniyagala focus on the door mat she finds in her parents' house? (from Part 2)

It was the only thing that had not been cleaned.

The mat had come from their house in London.

It was one thing she knew her boys touched.

The mat was a gift from her husband.

3.

Why did Deraniyagala harass the Dutch family who moved into her parents' house? (from Part 2)

Because she wanted them to leave.

Because they would not let her visit.

Because she thought they were not playing enough rent.

Because she thought they were desecrating the house.

4.

Why is it easier for Deraniyagala to remember her family in New York than at her homes in London and Colombo? (from Part 9)

She is in a place where no one knows what happened to her. There is not constant pity.

It is not easier, it is harder.

She can choose what she wants to remember.

Because of the distance.

5.

Why was Deraniyagala upset with herself for replacing the hall carpet in her house in London? (from Part 6)

She thought the boys would have been upset at her for replacing the carpet.

She knew how much Steve liked the carpet.

She wished she had kept it for the memories it held.

She believed by doing so she was destroying something the boys touched.

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