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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 19 - 22).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 12, what kind of things did Barbra's father sell when she was a girl?
(a) Washing machines.
(b) Old and cheap furniture and a hodge podge of other random items.
(c) Vacuum cleaners.
(d) Fish tanks.

2. In Chapter 19, when does Twyla trace the decline of her adult life to?
(a) Easter Day from when she was 25.
(b) Christmas from the previous year.
(c) Thanksgiving dinner nearly two years earlier.
(d) St. Patrick's Day from two years earlier.

3. In Chapter 13, what does Alex insult Victor about that he later retaliates for by hitting her?
(a) His nose.
(b) His lack of money.
(c) His clothes.
(d) He snoring.

4. In Chapter 12, what does Barbra's mother say when Barbra shows her the ring Victor has given her?
(a) It looks fake.
(b) It looks like he is trying to make up for something bad.
(c) It looks expensive.
(d) It looks like a nice start.

5. In Chapter 22, what does Gary ask Twyla when they first begin their phone conversation while she is on the ferry?
(a) Where Victor is.
(b) Where Avery is.
(c) Where she left the car.
(d) What she is wearing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 20, where does Alex see a couple fighting on the street?

2. In Chapter 21, what does Victor do one last time that surprises Barbra?

3. Where in New Orleans does Alex's brother Gary live?

4. In Chapter 15, where does Twyla move right after high school?

5. In Chapter 16, where is one place Alex stops for a drink?

(see the answer key)

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