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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13, DUCKS - Chapter 15, TRASH KITES.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whys is Ma upset that Paps gets a new truck for the family?
(a) She wanted a car - not a truck.
(b) The truck does not have enough seats or seatbelts for the boys.
(c) Paps wasted all of their savings on a fancy truck.
(d) Paps stole the truck.

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

3. Where does Ma say she has always wanted to visit in Chapter 13, THE DUCKS?
(a) New York City.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Puerto Rica.
(d) Spain.

4. In the crawlspace, the narrator asks Joel, "It's just going to be like this forever?" (43). What is the narrator referring to?
(a) The brothers always being spanked after school.
(b) The family being poor and not able to support themselves.
(c) Paps' abusive ways and how they will get out of the situation.
(d) Ma and Paps' relationship and it affects their situation and futures.

5. Why is Ma worried about the brothers' bath in Chapter 10, YOU BETTER COME?
(a) Ma is worried that the brothers will catch "pneumonia" (46) from the cold water.
(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 concerned about the brothers, because the brothers were "clean and fed and not afraid of growing up" (47).

Short Answer Questions

1. When Paps and the brothers return home from Paps' job in Chapter 11, NIGHT WATCH, what are they shouting?

2. What does Ma say to Paps on the way home from the lake?

3. Where do the brothers hide after their bath in Chapter 10, YOU BETTER COME?

4. Instead of immediately searching for the brothers after the bath, what do Paps and Ma do?

5. What kind of accent does Old Man have?

(see the answer key)

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