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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. What does David's mother collect?
(a) Salt and pepper shakers.
(b) Miniatures.
(c) Bird figurines.
(d) Beadwork.

2. In "The Blessing Tobacco," what technique is used when David comments that he "wondered when Grammy would send her last message" (117)?
(a) Situational irony.
(b) Apostrophe.
(c) Imagery.
(d) Metaphor.

3. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," what does the burning chicken casserole demonstrate about the characters' lives?
(a) Family relationships are a never-ending series of obligations, and sometimes not everyone gets what they need.
(b) Even adverse circumstances sometimes provide a chance to laugh at the absurdity of life.
(c) Small everyday problems are more complex and can get out of control more quickly when you are working with limited resources.
(d) People with a lot of chaos in their lives generally cause a lot of their own problems.

4. In "In a Jar," why does David struggle to remember the details of the move to the reservation?
(a) He had a high fever during the move.
(b) It was a long time ago.
(c) He was asleep for most of the move.
(d) He is too young to understand what is happening.

5. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," what technique is used in the naming of Fellis's truck, "Einhell"?
(a) Synesthesia.
(b) Synecdoche.
(c) Verbal Irony.
(d) Hyperbole.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is Fellis's mother's name?

4. At the end of "Smokes Last," what does David's mother leave on his dresser?

5. In "In a Jar," what happens to David's medicine pouch?

(see the answer key)

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