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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars" and "The Blessing Tobacco".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Blessing Tobacco," why is Paige in David's room when he wakes up from his nap?
(a) She wants to know why he smells like tobacco smoke.
(b) She needs to borrow five dollars for gas money.
(c) She is concerned about the noises he was making in his sleep.
(d) She wants to talk to him about their grandmother.

2. In "The Blessing Tobacco," how many cigarettes does David say he smoked before he lost count?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 14.

3. In "In a Jar," what happens to David's medicine pouch?
(a) It gets wedged between the bed and the wall.
(b) He gives it to Paige to protect the baby.
(c) It goes through the wash with his shirt and falls apart.
(d) He loses it when he is outside playing.

4. In "The Blessing Tobacco," how does David's grandmother react when the first puff of the cigarette makes him cough?
(a) She tells him to stop pretending.
(b) She shows him how to inhale without coughing.
(c) She tells him to stop smoking it.
(d) She laughs in surprise.

5. In "The Blessing Tobacco," whom does David's grandmother mistake him for?
(a) David's father.
(b) Frick.
(c) Robbie.
(d) Fellis.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does David compare the sound of the ice cracking in the swamp?

2. In "Get Me Some Medicine," what does David say he finds mysterious about Fellis?

3. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," what technique is used when David describes Fellis's face as "kind of like if you'd put two black dots and a line on an orange" (90)?

4. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," where is David trying to get a job?

5. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," what is one thematic point reinforced when Fellis cannot return the movie he was supposed to return?

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