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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: "Safe Harbor" and "Smokes Last".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Safe Harbor," what are the black boxes that David mentions the worker using in the beginning of the story?
(a) Video surveillance equipment.
(b) Lock boxes to guard medication.
(c) Files for medical records.
(d) Rodent bait boxes.

2. In "Smokes Last," what is David's intention when he tells JP that Tyson said he is too heavy for the rope swing?
(a) He is teasing Tyson by trying to rile up JP against him.
(b) He is hoping that JP will be angry and decide not to play the game.
(c) He wants JP to be aware of how Tyson talks about him behind his back.
(d) He wants JP to understand that he is too old for things like rope swings.

3. In "Get Me Some Medicine," what does David say he finds mysterious about Fellis?
(a) What caused Fellis to drop out of college.
(b) What Fellis really has against Meekew.
(c) Why Fellis resents Beth so much.
(d) Where Fellis gets his money from.

4. In "The Blessing Tobacco," what does the reader learn David's grandmother's first name is?
(a) Frances.
(b) Lilith.
(c) Josie.
(d) Elizabeth.

5. In "The Blessing Tobacco," what causes David to finally run from his grandmother's house?
(a) He feels too sick to keep 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 is worried about being in trouble for smoking.

Short Answer Questions

1. When "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars" takes place, how long has David been seeing Tabitha?

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

3. By the end of "Food for the Common Cold," what do Frick and David understand about David's mother for the first time?

4. In "Get Me Some Medicine," what is the real cause for Fellis dropping out of college?

5. During the action of "Get Me Some Medicine," where is it implied that David's mother is?

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