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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 "Earth, Speak," where is the first place David goes after he leaves Ralph's place?
(a) Beth's house.
(b) Tabitha's apartment.
(c) His mother's house.
(d) Meekew's apartment.

2. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," what does David compare the hospital hallways to?
(a) A rabbit's warren.
(b) The Minotaur's maze.
(c) Spider legs.
(d) Tree roots.

3. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," where is David trying to get a job?
(a) Family Dollar.
(b) Tribal Maintenance.
(c) T.J. Maxx.
(d) UPS.

4. When Fellis asks Meekew why he is with "winooches" in "Get Me Some Medicine," what is it most reasonable to infer that "winooch" means (43)?
(a) Stranger.
(b) White person.
(c) Woman.
(d) Snob.

5. In "Food for the Common Cold," what is the name of the child in the pictures David's mother finds?
(a) Elspeth.
(b) Deidre.
(c) Julianne.
(d) Corinne.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," why do Fellis and David smoke cigars in the truck on the way home?

2. In "Food for the Common Cold," what gift has David recently been given by his father?

3. In "Get Me Some Medicine," why does Fellis leave the bag of beers in the woods?

4. In "Food for the Common Cold," what is revealed about how Frick's daughter died?

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

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