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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: A Dusty Lunch (228-258).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Dusty Lunch," what happens to Brig in his old age?
(a) Cats start following him home.
(b) People start appearing in his apartment.
(c) He is unable to sleep without white noise.
(d) He gets cancer.

2. What does J.O.B stand for?
(a) Jolly old brigadier.
(b) Jump over bombs.
(c) Jubilant old Brig.
(d) Joyful ol’ Brig.

3. What does the narrator’s mother say when casting spells in "My Evil Mother"?
(a) Alakazam.
(b) Woosh.
(c) A curse on you.
(d) Point.

4. In "A Dusty Lunch," what does Tig’s family pass down?
(a) Diaries.
(b) Ancestral silver.
(c) Antique lace curtains.
(d) Pearls and jade.

5. Who is Miss Scace?
(a) A gym teacher.
(b) The mother’s nemesis.
(c) A witch.
(d) A witch, the mother's nemesis, and a gym teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. The mother saying she is “immune to cold” (97) is an example of what?

2. In "A Dusty Lunch," what type of dancing did Brig do?

3. In "A Dusty Lunch," which of the following is NOT a poem Brig wrote?

4. What perspective is used in "My Evil Mother"?

5. In "My Evil Mother," what reason does the narrator’s father give for leaving?

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