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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: The Garden, Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following did Mumma die from?
(a) Starvation.
(b) A stroke.
(c) A gunshot wound.
(d) Cancer.

2. What is the first sentence of the novel, "Fall on Your Knees"?
(a) "They're all gone now."
(b) "Everybody's in Heaven, leaving me in Hell."
(c) "Nobody knows where they went."
(d) "They're all dead now."

3. What is strange about James's reaction to Kathleen striking the piano keys?
(a) It frightens him.
(b) All of the answers are true.
(c) It arouses him.
(d) It confuses him.

4. What did James's father do for a living?
(a) He was a garbage collector.
(b) He was a philosophy teacher.
(c) He was a piano tuner.
(d) He was a shoemaker.

5. What was the name of Materia's younger sister?
(a) Camille.
(b) Deliah.
(c) Bernadette.
(d) Adelaide.

Short Answer Questions

1. What classic fairy tale does the narrator reference when describing Mumma's death?

2. What thing could Kathleen do before she could talk?

3. What does James allow his wife to do, which he had previously forbidden, thinking it will benefit their child?

4. Who acts as the go-between for Materia and her mother during the time she and her family live in Sydney?

5. How old was Other Lily when she died?

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