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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 through 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Gerald know to never bother his mother?
(a) When she is in the kitchen.
(b) When she is in bed.
(c) When she is at work.
(d) When she is driving.

2. When does Gerald like to hide behind the couch?
(a) All of these.
(b) When Leroy leaves.
(c) When his mother goes to work.
(d) When the phone rings.

3. What question makes Gerald's aunt yell at the beginning of the book?
(a) If Gerald has been abused.
(b) If Gerald is going to school.
(c) If Gerald has a place to live.
(d) If Gerald has a father.

4. What did Gerald get for his eighth birthday?
(a) A G.I. Joe.
(b) His favorite movie.
(c) Books.
(d) A sweater.

5. What is wrong with Gerald's great aunt?
(a) She is partially blind.
(b) She slurs her speech.
(c) She is deaf.
(d) She cannot walk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Gerald not want to sit in the shopping cart at the beginning of the book?

2. What does Gerald's aunt refuse to do for him?

3. How does Gerald decide whether or not his mother is serious at the beginning of the book?

4. What is Gerald rolling down a ramp?

5. How does Gerald's aunt find out about the accident with Gerald's wheelchair creation?

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