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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times had Charlie been married before meeting Pete?
(a) Three times.
(b) Four times.
(c) Two times.
(d) One time.

2. What type of medicine did the doctors pump into Grandma Moore's body with the hopes of slowing down the spreading of Grandma's cancer?
(a) Liquid Nitrogen.
(b) Mustard gas.
(c) Arsenic.
(d) Chemotherapy.

3. How did Pete react when Mary blurted out that she didn't want her mother to come home from the psychiatric ward?
(a) He was confused.
(b) He was understanding.
(c) He was furious.
(d) He was silent.

4. At the opening of the novel, in what room of the house was Mary lying when the doctor arrived?
(a) Her bedroom.
(b) Her parents' bedroom.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) The laundry room.

5. What part of his body did Pete claim his father broke before his death?
(a) His knee.
(b) His nose.
(c) His rib.
(d) His neck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following animals did NOT flood into the street after the hurricane?

2. What common animal did Pete catch around the house and use to make gumbo for his family?

3. In what room of the house did the Karr family eat their dinner until Grandma Moore came to stay with them?

4. What song did Charlie sing under her breath while driving erratically through the rain-whipped streets during the hurricane?

5. How did Lecia react when she heard the news that Grandma Moore had passed away?

(see the answer key)

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