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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 – 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Sonja describe Vin Hoff's band playing frequently in Chapter 3?
(a) The River.
(b) The Branch.
(c) The White Horse.
(d) Slinky's.

2. With what ailment does Vin say his father is sick in Chapter 7?
(a) Lung cancer.
(b) Prostate cancer.
(c) Brain cancer.
(d) Pancreatic cancer.

3. What language is the phrase "Ave atque vale" (9)?
(a) German.
(b) Spanish.
(c) French.
(d) Latin.

4. In what town does Jackson tell Edgar they are in in Chapter 6?
(a) The Darkening Land.
(b) The Deadening Land.
(c) Albuquerque.
(d) Quah.

5. Who gave Edgar a red fowl?
(a) Jessie.
(b) Ray-Ray.
(c) Rae.
(d) Jackson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "tawodi" (12) mean in Cherokee?

2. What taste does Edgar describe permeating his mouth on the train ride in Chapter 6?

3. Whose sunglasses does Edgar put on before going to sleep in Chapter 2?

4. How old was Ray-Ray when he died?

5. What did a corn stalk transform into in the boy's dream in "Story of the Boy with Prophetic Visions" (41)?

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