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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which aspect of maybe-boyfriend's latest method of communicating with middle sister in Chapter 6 causes her to recoil?
(a) His desire to control.
(b) His angry tone.
(c) His numbness.
(d) His physicality.

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

3. What word does ma use to describe real milkman's condition?
(a) Good.
(b) Stable.
(c) Critical.
(d) Dire.

4. Over what object do middle sister and her running partner jump as they head out for their run at the end of the book?
(a) A puddle.
(b) A dog.
(c) A chicken.
(d) A hedge.

5. What phrase does longest friend use to characterize the reason why she had felt compelled to meet with middle sister?
(a) Lack of patriotism.
(b) Mental deterioration.
(c) Death wish.
(d) Weak heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of weapon does the milkman mention in a veiled threat aimed at maybe-boyfriend?

2. Which literary character does middle sister allude to when describing "armchair supporters" (112) of renouncers?

3. What is the subject of the literary passage French teacher reads to the class in French?

4. What type of weapon does the milkman continually mention when threatening to take maybe-boyfriend's life?

5. The character middle sister sees after the dogs eat the chips is afflicted with which malady or disability?

(see the answer key)

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