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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15: "Inertia" - Chapter 17: "Your Punishment".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the Nicaraguan worker who "got real sick off the pesticides and then vanished" in Chapter 15: “Inertia”?
(a) Kippy.
(b) Flaco.
(c) Nacho.
(d) Juan.

2. The narrator says in Chapter 16: "Summerton" that How claims to have fined a worker $400 once for taking a bite from what crop that was being harvested?
(a) Green beans.
(b) Apples.
(c) Sweet potatoes.
(d) Limes.

3. What performer does Eddie think of as they lower his father's casket into the ground in Chapter 5: “Show Us the Planets”?
(a) Malcolm X.
(b) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(c) James Dean.
(d) Harry Houdini.

4. Where does Eddie demand to go looking for his father when he did not arrive home in Chapter 5: “Show Us the Planets”?
(a) At the General Store.
(b) At the bank.
(c) At the library.
(d) At the post office.

5. Near what Louisiana city did Darlene grow up?
(a) Baton Rouge.
(b) Natchitoches.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Lafayette.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Scotty describe the crack cocaine having been cut with in Chapter 7: “Who is Delicious?”

2. How much does the narrator say that the depot charges for a six-pack of Tecate in cans in Chapter 9: “An Improvement”?

3. How much does the contract Darlene signs say she owes for the ride to the farm in Chapter 7: “Who is Delicious?”

4. What is Darlene described as standing in front of in the picture that Eddie takes to the streets looking for her with in Chapter 6: "Your Own Cord"?

5. On what days of the week do the overseers drive the workers to the depot, according to the narrator in Chapter 9: “An Improvement”?

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