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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On which of the following days does the novel begin?
(a) Monday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Saturday.

2. What does Vernon eat in the police station?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Chops.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Sweets.

3. How do Vernon and Palmyra get home from the police station?
(a) By car.
(b) By bus.
(c) By foot.
(d) By train.

4. Who does Vernon live with?
(a) His step-father.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His step-mother.

5. What does Vernon's mother say Martirio is known for?
(a) Its hospitality.
(b) Its spontaneity.
(c) Its inhospitality.
(d) Its art.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Vernon's neighbors describe him?

2. What kind of people does the narrator say the town is full of?

3. Which part of Jesus' body is deformed?

4. What does Vernon refrain from talking to the psychiatrist about?

5. Where is Vernon when Jesus begins shooting?

(see the answer key)

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