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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many family members of Somebody McSomebody's had been murdered by the end of the novel?
(a) 3.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

2. What type of establishment is the location referred to by the community as "the usual place" (169)?
(a) A graveyard.
(b) A bar.
(c) A library.
(d) A grocery store.

3. What word does middle sister use to indicate how she feels after confiding in longest friend?
(a) Lighter.
(b) Worse.
(c) Hopeful.
(d) Better.

4. With what emotion is the news of milkman's death delivered to middle sister by a particular person?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Glee.

5. What group of people had first brother-in-law been harassing, leading to a beating from the paramilitary?
(a) Priests.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Nuns.
(d) Doctors.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many sunsets must French teacher's students write about for homework after their discussion?

2. In the novel's opening, how old is middle sister, the protagonist of the text?

3. What action do middle sister and her running partner take just before they head out for a run together at the end of the novel?

4. The only person in middle sister's neighborhood who is widely regarded as a shiny person is the sister of which character?

5. Which character offers to give Somebody McSomebody a beating on middle sister's behalf?

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