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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which lunch does Mary remember most loving as a child, remembering how the construction worker men ate the meal with reverence?
(a) Boiled shrimp.
(b) Oysters.
(c) Caviar.
(d) Smoked salmon.

2. How old is Mary at the opening of the memoir?
(a) Nine.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Seven.

3. During what major event in American history was Charlie Moore born?
(a) Prohibition.
(b) The emancipation.
(c) The Second World War.
(d) The dust bowl.

4. What instrument did Hector like to listen to Lecia play?
(a) Flute.
(b) Violen.
(c) Trombone.
(d) Piano.

5. During what season of the year did Charlie have her full scale mental breakdown?
(a) Fall.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times had Charlie been married before meeting Pete?

2. Who did Mary plan to shoot with her BB gun when she sits in a tree outside the schoolyard?

3. What city did Charlie regularly think of while listening to the opera?

4. What color gown did Charlie see Marlene Dietrich wearing when she stepped out of the limousine?

5. Along with Mary, who else believed that stepping on sidewalk cracks was terrible luck?

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