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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maggie do after dinner that makes her mother angry?
(a) Breaks a plate.
(b) Spills water.
(c) Breaks a chair.
(d) Teases Jimmie.

2. During the fight between Mudder and Fader in Chapter 3, what sound accompanies the howls, groans, and shrieks?
(a) Music from another apartment.
(b) The crash of breaking glass.
(c) Maggie's quiet sobbing.
(d) The crash of splintering furniture.

3. Who steals the pail from Jimmie as he carries it back to the old woman?
(a) Mudder.
(b) Pete.
(c) Fader.
(d) Blue Billie.

4. Based on the descriptions found in Chapter 2, which one of the following words best describes Mudder?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Wiry.
(c) Large.
(d) Slender.

5. After the brutal fight between Mudder and Fader in Chapter 3, how long do Jimmie and Maggie huddle in the corner of the apartment?
(a) Until dawn.
(b) For three hours.
(c) For five hours.
(d) Until breakfast.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the opening scene of Chapter 1, what are the boys throwing at each other?

2. What is the name of Jimmie's youngest sibling?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 2, where do Jimmie and his father meet Maggie?

4. While Jimmie listens outside the apartment door, what does Mudder threaten to do to Fader?

5. What is Jimmie's family's last name?

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