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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: No Man's Land, Chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Kathleen's family members is the strongest supporter of her musical talent?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her grandmother.

2. How does Materia react when she learns James will soon be returning home from the war?
(a) She is excited.
(b) She is apathetic.
(c) She is angry.
(d) She is anxious.

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

4. On which holiday did James and Materia agree to meet in secret?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Valentine's Day.
(c) New Year's Eve.
(d) Thanksgiving.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following figures haunt Kathleen in her nightmares?

2. What is significant about Daddy's hair in the photograph the narrator describes in the prologue?

3. What was the name of Materia's younger sister?

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

5. How does James feel about his first-born child?

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