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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 "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 hoping that JP will be angry and decide not to play the game.
(b) He wants JP to understand that he is too old for things like rope swings.
(c) He is teasing Tyson by trying to rile up JP against him.
(d) He wants JP to be aware of how Tyson talks about him behind his back.

2. In "Food for the Common Cold," what is revealed about how Frick's daughter died?
(a) She developed a rare form of childhood cancer.
(b) She had a serious respiratory virus that Frick ignored until it was too late.
(c) She was in Frick's truck when it was hit by another vehicle.
(d) She had an asthma attack after being out in the woods in winter for several hours.

3. In "The Blessing Tobacco," what is David's mother too preoccupied with to notice that David is feeling sick?
(a) Selling her jewelry.
(b) Looking for a job.
(c) Talking on the phone.
(d) Her fight with Frick.

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

5. In "In a Jar," when Paige first arrives, what does David realize their mother has not told Paige about?
(a) That the move north is permanent.
(b) Her relationship with Frick.
(c) Her reasons for leaving their father.
(d) The jar they found behind the step.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Half-Life," which earlier story does David allude to when he is telling Fellis a story from his childhood?

2. In "Safe Harbor," what is the name of the woman that asks David to get her some cigarettes?

3. In "Safe Harbor," what is David's intent when he tells his mother that she is hallucinating?

4. In "Half-Life," what is David covered in when he flees his grandmother's house?

5. In "Get Me Some Medicine," what reason does Fellis give David for dropping out of college?

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