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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 "Food for the Common Cold," who is the first person to notice the strange smell in David's mother's house?
(a) David.
(b) Frick.
(c) David's grandmother.
(d) David's mother.

2. In "The Blessing Tobacco," what causes David to finally run from his grandmother's house?
(a) He is afraid that his grandmother will become violent.
(b) He is worried about being in trouble for smoking.
(c) He realizes that it is time to be home for dinner.
(d) He feels too sick to keep smoking.

3. In "Food for the Common Cold," what new information is revealed about Paige?
(a) After a fight with her mother, she has gone back to live with her father.
(b) Unable to get along with Frick, she now lives with her grandmother.
(c) She has moved into Overtown to attend the community college there.
(d) She has disappeared from their lives, having taken off after losing another baby.

4. In "Get Me Some Medicine," what is the colloquial name used for the kind of beers that are in the bag when David hits Meekew?
(a) Tinnies.
(b) Pounders.
(c) Tall boys.
(d) Two-fours.

5. 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) Snob.
(b) Stranger.
(c) Woman.
(d) White person.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the marijuana dealer whom David goes into town to see?

2. What technique is used when David says that no one has shoveled "since the last nor'easter crapped snow in November" (1)?

3. In "The Blessing Tobacco," how many cigarettes does David say he smoked before he lost count?

4. In "The Blessing Tobacco," what does David's grandmother offer him after she offers him a cigarette?

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

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