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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Drum.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did John call Yolanda Violet?
(a) That was her favorite flower.
(b) After "shrinking violet" when she started seeing a shrink.
(c) That was her favorite color.
(d) That was her least favorite color.

2. What did the grandmother supervise religiously?
(a) The grandfather's diet.
(b) Her grandchildren.
(c) Her travel plans.
(d) Her daughters.

3. What happened to the Human Body at the end of the chapter?
(a) Mundin gave it to Yolanda and she played with it all the time.
(b) The grandmother took it away from both children.
(c) The dogs chewed the parts until they couldn't be recognized.
(d) It was put away in a closet and never played with.

4. Who was talking on the television in the chapter "Snow" and, in Yolanda's mind, was looking worried?
(a) Sister Zoe.
(b) The Cuban president.
(c) Her father.
(d) President Kennedy.

5. What did Yolanda find in the coal barrel?
(a) A face.
(b) Coal.
(c) Kittens.
(d) Puppies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of flowers did John bring home to Yolanda?

2. What happened when the father heard Yolanda's school speech?

3. In the first chapter of the novel, what does Yolanda want to do that shocks her relatives?

4. What does Lucinda look like?

5. When Yolanda encountered the mother cat, what did she suddenly remember?

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