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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: "Family Territory".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month does the novel begin?
(a) January.
(b) November.
(c) December.
(d) October.

2. With whom does Jimmy live?
(a) His girlfriend.
(b) His brother.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

3. What is Cub's father's name?
(a) Burley Turnbow.
(b) Randall Turnbow.
(c) Jack Turnbow.
(d) Roger Turnbow.

4. What crop of the Cooks' had "melted to liquid stench," in the past season, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?
(a) Their tomato crop.
(b) The cherry crop.
(c) The potato crop.
(d) The strawberry crop.

5. To what flowers are Dellarobia's children compared in a simile in Chapter 1?
(a) Daisies.
(b) Tulips.
(c) Daffodils.
(d) Roses.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Jimmy said to be in Chapter 1?

2. By what nickname is Dellarobia's father-in-law called?

3. What color is Cordelia and Preston's hair?

4. What is Dellarobia wearing as she climbs the mountain in Chapter 1?

5. Who does Crystal describe breaking her fingers when they were slammed in a car door in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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