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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. How does Ma respond to Paps worries at the end of Chapter 11, NIGHT WATCH?
(a) "Don't. Don't you dare" (60).
(b) "He's tired" (60).
(c) Ma says nothing and cries.
(d) "Nobody" (60).

2. When the narrator wakes up at Paps' work in Chapter 11, NIGHT WATCH, what does he ask him?
(a) "What'd the man say to you?" (57) referring to Paps' co-worker.
(b) "Why is that light in a cage?" (53) referring to a light in a metal mesh box across the street.
(c) "Why is that light in a cage?" (53) referring to a light in the sky.
(d) "What's all this?" (55) referring to a card he finds on the ground.

3. What does Ma wear for the family's first drive in the truck?
(a) Ma refuses to go on the first drive.
(b) A red dress and gold hoop earrings.
(c) Her work boots and a house dress.
(d) A short black skirt with high heels.

4. On the last page of Chapter 11, NIGHT WATCH, what is Paps sad/worried about?
(a) Whether the brothers will have to go live with their grandparents.
(b) That the family will not be able to pay rent.
(c) Whether Ma will leave him.
(d) That the family, and more importantly, the brothers will never escape this difficult life.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lina bring with her to the narrator's house?

2. In the crawlspace, the narrator asks Joel, "It's just going to be like this forever?" (43). What is the narrator referring to?

3. What is the weather like when the narrator's family goes to the lake?

4. In the last paragraph of Chapter 10, YOU BETTER COME, what does the narrator imply the brothers "need" (51)?

5. Why is Chapter 6 called US PROPER?

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