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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Penryn say her mother has stuffed in every pocket of her sweater and jacket as well as in her cart in Chapter 1?
(a) Rotten eggs.
(b) Feathers.
(c) Butter knives.
(d) Tea spoons.

2. What does Penryn do with the angel’s sword when she picks it up in Chapter 4?
(a) She throws it to her sister, Paige.
(b) She uses it to stab the attacking angel.
(c) She throws it to her mother.
(d) She throws it to the angel that’s being attacked.

3. Where does Penryn put the angel’s sword when she takes him from the scene of his attack and runs off into the night in Chapter 5?
(a) The seat pocket of the wheelchair.
(b) In her backpack.
(c) Inside of a hole in a willow tree.
(d) On the angel's lap.

4. How old does Penryn say Paige was when she became crippled in Chapter 7?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

5. What phrase does Penryn decide is an oxymoron as she fights the wingless angel in Chapter 8?
(a) "Angel of mercy."
(b) "Jumbo shrimp."
(c) "Personal victory."
(d) "Sympathetic shoulder."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the man that Penryn says was their neighbor until a week ago in Chapter 5?

2. When the angel with the snowy wings rolls off the crushed car in Chapter 3, Penryn says that his athletic grace reminds her of what animal she once saw on TV?

3. Penryn says in Chapter 10, “Giving him a name makes it sound like we’re somehow on the same side, which we can never be. It’s like acknowledging that we could become friends. But that’s not possible. It’s pointless to make friends with” what?

4. What California region does Penryn live in with her mother and sister in the beginning of the novel?

5. How many flights of stairs does Penryn carry her sister down when they leave their condo in Chapter 1?

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