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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13, DUCKS - Chapter 15, TRASH KITES.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Manny crawl into bed with his brother at the beginning of the story?
(a) Manny does not have his own bed.
(b) Manny wants body heat.
(c) Manny is afraid of the dark.
(d) Manny wants to tell them a story.

2. How does Ma respond to Paps worries at the end of Chapter 11, NIGHT WATCH?
(a) "He's tired" (60).
(b) "Nobody" (60).
(c) "Don't. Don't you dare" (60).
(d) Ma says nothing and cries.

3. At the start of Chapter 14, TRENCH, what does Manny smear under the brothers' eyes, because they are wearing camouflage clothing?
(a) Ma's red lipstick.
(b) Ma's black eyeliner.
(c) Black shoe polish.
(d) Mud.

4. What does Paps do at the start of Chapter 13, DUCKS?
(a) Yells at the brothers to clean their rooms before Paps leaves for work.
(b) Brings Ma into the bedroom and makes her late for work.
(c) Asks Ma to make him dinner before she leaves for work.
(d) Grabs Ma and throws her against the wall.

5. How does the narrator know that Ma is delighted when Paps returns at the start of Chapter 10, YOU BETTER COME?
(a) Because she "herded us [brothers] into the kitchen" (44).
(b) Because she "led us [brothers] to the bathtub" (44).
(c) Because she "sent us [brothers] winks" (44).
(d) Because she "made motorboat noises" (44).

Short Answer Questions

1. Hypothetically, what animal would the brothers feed the woman's brains to in Chapter 13, DUCKS?

2. What does the pregnant woman tell the brothers about babies outside the drugstore?

3. How does the reader know how Old Man feels about the brothers?

4. How does the narrator know Paps and Ma are fighting when Paps returns home in Chapter 9, TALK TO ME?

5. Why does Paps most likely give the brothers a bath when he arrives at home in Chapter 10, YOU BETTER COME??

(see the answer key)

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