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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: "Half-Life" and "Earth, Speak".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Food for the Common Cold," what new information is revealed about Paige?
(a) She has disappeared from their lives, having taken off after losing another baby.
(b) After a fight with her mother, she has gone back to live with her father.
(c) She has moved into Overtown to attend the community college there.
(d) Unable to get along with Frick, she now lives with her grandmother.

2. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," who is Alice?
(a) Tabitha's friend.
(b) A friend of David's mother.
(c) A nurse at the hospital.
(d) Fellis's aunt.

3. In "The Blessing Tobacco," what causes David to finally run from his grandmother's house?
(a) He is worried about being in trouble for smoking.
(b) He realizes that it is time to be home for dinner.
(c) He is afraid that his grandmother will become violent.
(d) He feels too sick to keep smoking.

4. In "Half-Life," what slang word do David and Fellis use to refer to the pills they are both taking?
(a) Super Valium.
(b) Sleepers.
(c) Tranks.
(d) Pins.

5. In "Earth, Speak," why was David kicked out of his house?
(a) He stole from his mother.
(b) He threatened to hit his mother.
(c) He overdosed on the living room couch.
(d) He brought a loaded weapon inside the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Blessing Tobacco," what is David's mother too preoccupied with to notice that David is feeling sick?

2. In "The Blessing Tobacco," how many cigarettes does David say he smoked before he lost count?

3. In "Earth, Speak," what does David infer when he hears the dogs barking?

4. In "Earth, Speak," where do the police catch up with Fellis?

5. In "Earth, Speak," what rumor does Beth share about Ralph Nelson?

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