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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Chapter 3," what happens to Mrs. Watkins when she tries to knock the door down?
(a) She breaks her shoulder bone.
(b) She is arrested.
(c) She runs into the wall instead.
(d) She falls over a chair.

2. In "Chapter 2," what does David's mother insist his father return to the store in town?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Books.
(c) Food.
(d) Seeds.

3. What does David say about his emotions when he first learns his father died?
(a) He has never been more sad.
(b) He can't think about his emotions.
(c) He feels bad for his mother.
(d) He doesn't know how to feel.

4. In "Chapter 1," how does David describe his years before starting school?
(a) Beautifully sad.
(b) Tortured and troubled.
(c) Quickly passing.
(d) The best of his childhood.

5. What does Aunt Mae pack David's lunches in?
(a) Newspaper.
(b) Her old purse.
(c) Brown bags.
(d) Plastic bags.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the train ride in "Chapter 1" remind David of?

2. What does the band that plays at the factory party do when the war is over?

3. How does David's mother learn that David's father died in the war?

4. In "Chapter 3," what does David's father sell along with some seeds?

5. Why does David visit the courthouse with Mrs. Moore?

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