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Questions 1-5 of 25:

In the prologue opening the novel, what does Maurice Sendak say about the knowledge he had as a child? (from Prologue – Chapter 3)

He had to keep learning and learning in order to deserve his family’s love.

He had to keep things secret, even from himself.

He had to make sure the adults never knew.

He had to tell the adults everything.

What does the narrator receive for his seventh birthday?

A kitten.

Video games.

Money..

A sweater.

How does the narrator’s father nearly kill him?

By choking him.

By drowning him.

By beating him.

By stabbing him.

What does the narrator find at the site of his childhood home?

Subdevelopments.

A shopping mall.

A refinery.

A highway.

What does Lettie use to find the cause of the disturbance in her neighborhood?

A hazel wand.

A stethoscope.

A radio.

A map.

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