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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of the chapter, the author compares an unborn child to
(a) A secret passenger.
(b) A leech.
(c) A frog in a jar.
(d) An unopened gift.

2. The men take turns taking footage of the wood they have chopped rather than letting the women film them because
(a) They do not want the women to know what they are filming.
(b) They can not wait for the women to finish their gardening.
(c) They are afraid the women will break the camera.
(d) They only want males to appear in the film.

3. At the start of the chapter, the narrator resolves
(a) That she must keep looking for her father no matter what.
(b) That she has done all she can, and no one can expect more from her.
(c) That she will marry Joe if he asks her.
(d) That she has to leave the island immediately.

4. The narrator believes she is a successful children's book illustrator because
(a) She has her own personal style.
(b) She is a savvy businesswoman.
(c) She knows what children like.
(d) She can imitate anything a publisher wants.

5. At the end of the chapter the narrator describes herself as
(a) Bleeding and in pain.
(b) Numb and detached.
(c) Without words to describe her feelings.
(d) A magician.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says her father's house is difficult to find because

2. The narrator describes her job as

3. When the women discuss birth control, the narrator suggests

4. Reviewing her father's papers, the narrator discovers

5. The narrator's insistence that does not know the right languages or dialects supports the idea that

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