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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16, WASN'T NO ONE TO STOP THIS - Chapter 17, NIAGRA.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator notice in the back of the truck on the way to the park in Chapter 13, DUCKS?
(a) The brothers' toys are placed in bins.
(b) Something wrapped up in an old rug.
(c) Plastic bags filled with the brothers' clothes, papers, and pictures.
(d) A man hiding underneath a blanket.

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. What does the narrator do in the theater at the museum in Chapter 17: NIAGARA?
(a) Make friends with another boy.
(b) Dances.
(c) Tells Paps to stop yelling at the screen.
(d) Lies down and takes a nap.

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

5. What does Manny scream at while Paps is beating him for going to the field in Chapter 15, TRASH KITES?
(a) "I hate you!"
(b) "You're no father!"
(c) "Thief!"
(d) "Murderer!"

Short Answer Questions

1. What metaphor does the narrator use at the end of Page 27 about the pregnant woman's response to the brothers?

2. Why is the narrator frightened by what his brothers want to do to the Grices' camper in Chapter 16, WASN'T NO ONE TO STOP THIS?

3. After reading Chapter 1, WE WANTED MORE, what point of view is the novel being told from?

4. What tool do the boys use to smash the tomatoes?

5. What does Ma break after seeing her face all bruised and swollen in the mirror?

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