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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 promise does Paps eventually make to Ma about the truck?
(a) He will make seatbelts for the boys.
(b) He will sell the truck for more money.
(c) He will buy Ma her own car.
(d) He will return the truck the next day.

2. Why is Ma worried about the brothers' bath in Chapter 10, YOU BETTER COME?
(a) Ma is concerned about the brothers, because the brothers were "clean and fed and not afraid of growing up" (47).
(b) Ma is scared that the brothers "couldn't comprehend what was..." (46) happening.
(c) Ma is stressed that the brothers are "sneaky," (47) and will play a trick on her.
(d) Ma is worried that the brothers will catch "pneumonia" (46) from the cold water.

3. How old is Ma when she gives birth to Manny?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 15.
(d) 14.

4. Who in the family does not know how to swim when they go to the lake?
(a) Ma and Manny.
(b) Ma and the narrator.
(c) Manny and the narrator.
(d) Joel.

5. What does the pregnant woman tell the brothers about babies outside the drugstore?
(a) She needs money for diapers.
(b) All babies are Christian.
(c) The brothers need to get away from her.
(d) All babies have daddies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is incessantly calling the narrator's house at the start of Chapter 9, TALK TO ME?

2. According Chapter 5, THE LAKE, who is the only one in the family allowed to say he/she is scared?

3. How does Ma respond to Paps worries at the end of Chapter 11, NIGHT WATCH?

4. What does Paps say to the narrator as he dries him off in Chapter 10, YOU BETTER COME?

5. How does Ma respond when Manny asks worriedly if Paps is having a heart attack in Chapter 9, TALK TO ME?

(see the answer key)

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