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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 - 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After learning of her mother's death, what did Maria do for a month?
(a) Not work.
(b) Drink.
(c) Cry.
(d) Sleep.

2. What does Maria say to the baby after Carter warns her about the baby getting chilled?
(a) "Mommy will take care of it."
(b) "Your father loves you."
(c) "Mommy will be right back."
(d) "Your father wants to talk to you."

3. According to Maria, why did her family move to Silver Wells?
(a) Because she got a job there.
(b) Because her father owned the town.
(c) Because the weather was nice.
(d) Because they were running from the law.

4. How is Maria playing on the lawn with the baby as Carter recalls in the beginning of the novel?
(a) She is picking dandelions for her.
(b) She is tossing water to her.
(c) She is tossing a ball to her.
(d) She is blowing bubbles to her.

5. When Maria lived in New York, what did she do?
(a) She was a waitress.
(b) She was a teacher.
(c) She was a model.
(d) She was a lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Maria, what do some people in the hospital where she is committed call her?

2. What object does Maria keep in her makeup box that she is careful not to examine?

3. Whom is the New York Times profile about that Helene brings with her to see Maria?

4. When Helene arrives at the hospital to see Maria as the novel opens, what is she told?

5. According to Helene, who killed BZ?

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