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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. How old is Ma when she gives birth to Manny?
(a) 15.
(b) 14.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

2. At the start of Chapter 9, TALK TO ME, what does Ma cut her fingertip on?
(a) A metal toy.
(b) A piece of glass.
(c) A broken beer bottle.
(d) The edge of a soup can.

3. Overall, how do the brothers prove they are "tough guys" (68) when they arrive at the park in Chapter 13, DUCKS?
(a) By throwing rocks at the ducks.
(b) By ganging up on each other.
(c) By "taking nothing but dares and putdowns" (68).
(d) By holding each other "hostage in the air" (68).

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

5. Why do the brothers call themselves, "Ma's militia" (80)?
(a) The brothers believe that they are really in the army and can fight anyone who comes near the house.
(b) The brothers are sitting next to Ma while she sleeps to protect her from Paps.
(c) The brothers are sitting around the hole to protect Ma from being buried alive.
(d) The brothers stand near Ma as she smokes on the porch, so that she does not hurt herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Manny crawl into bed with his brother at the beginning of the story?

2. What does Lina bring with her to the narrator's house?

3. Why are grocery stores and banks closed when Ma takes her sons to run errands?

4. At the start of Chapter 6, US PROPER, what do the three brothers create by stacking up on one another's shoulders?

5. What does Ma wear for the family's first drive in the truck?

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