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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At home, John is frequently told to do what?
(a) Move out.
(b) Stop hanging around Lorraine.
(c) Make dinner for everyone.
(d) Quit disturbing his parents.

2. What is Norton well known for?
(a) Repeating sixth grade.
(b) Shoplifting.
(c) Crying.
(d) Getting beat up.

3. How does John describe Mr. Pignati after their first meeting?
(a) In his seventies, frail, and timid.
(b) Short, thin, and with a rose tattoo on his arm.
(c) Tall, obese, and smelling of garlic.
(d) Large, in his fifties, and with a bit of a beer belly.

4. When John is about ten years old, his father gets a kick watching him go around the house doing what?
(a) Offering guests wine refills.
(b) Singing at the top of his lungs.
(c) Pretending to be in a marching band.
(d) Emptying beer glasses.

5. Why does John's father have to quit drinking?
(a) He is diagnosed with sclerosis of the liver.
(b) He is involved in a drunk driving accident.
(c) John's mother threatens to leave him.
(d) He develops a brain tumor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mr. Pignati serves John and Lorraine scungilli, which John describes as _____.

2. While his parents criticize him for not being more like his brother Kenneth, John blames his latest prank on _____.

3. What does John's father say to him about his brother Kenneth?

4. Lorraine notices that John lies to his family but his family ______.

5. Mr. Pignati's home is _____.

(see the answer key)

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