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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," what technique is used when David says, of Fellis, "He kicked and kicked and kicked at Daryl's side and stomach and at his head" (203)?
(a) Metonymy.
(b) Antimetabole.
(c) Polysyndeton.
(d) Synesthesia.

2. In "The Blessing Tobacco," what has David been sent to his grandmother's for?
(a) To fill the wood box.
(b) To escort her to his mother's house.
(c) To do dishes and take out garbage.
(d) To accompany her to the grocery store.

3. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," where does David say he met Tabitha?
(a) Her job.
(b) The bus.
(c) The bar.
(d) The clinic.

4. In "Safe Harbor," what does the reader learn about David's father?
(a) He has moved to Maine.
(b) He has offered David a job.
(c) He has died.
(d) He is in jail.

5. In "Half-Life," what does David frequently mention as a way of implying that his circumstances are getting worse and worse and he feels powerless to save himself?
(a) Tornadoes and blowing away.
(b) Floods and drowning.
(c) Fire and being burned.
(d) Avalanches and being buried.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Half-Life," what does David compare the assisted living facility to?

2. When "Get Me Some Medicine" begins, how long has it been since David last spoke to his father?

3. In "In a Jar," what technique is used when David says that the burning sage "smelled calm, like salt water" (10)?

4. In "Earth, Speak," what techniques are used when David says that "morning fog hovered above miles of pines like the nests of fall webworms in the crooks of brown branches" (199)?

5. What technique is used when David asks Fellis if Fellis wants him to "Tell the ice to let go" (3)?

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