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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. What is the reader led to believe by what is in the back of the truck in Chapter 13, DUCKS?
(a) That Paps may want to hurt Ma.
(b) That the family is taking a vacation.
(c) That Ma may be leaving Paps.
(d) That the brothers are running away.

2. What does the word "rappel" most likely mean on Page 25?
(a) "Descend."
(b) "Ascend."
(c) "Rise."
(d) "Assimilate."

3. At the end of Chapter 15, TRASH KITES, what is Manny's idea to "save" the brothers?
(a) Build a big kite that will take them away.
(b) Find a way to reverse gravity.
(c) Run away.
(d) Get Ma, pile into the truck, and drive away.

4. What is one nickname that the narrator and his two brothers call themselves?
(a) The Stooges.
(b) The Robbers.
(c) The Gentleman.
(d) The Monkeys.

5. When the family car breaks down in the rain, what does Paps use to protect the brothers?
(a) His jacket.
(b) Plastic bags.
(c) Old magazines.
(d) An old blanket.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Ma mad when she returns home after Paps has dug the "trench" (77)?

2. After Manny's dream, what implied comparison is made about the dream to the brothers' current situation in Chapter 15, TRASH KITES?

3. Hypothetically, what animal would the brothers feed the woman's brains to in Chapter 13, DUCKS?

4. Why do the brothers run their fingers around the empty bowls in Chapter 9, TALK TO ME?

5. What does Lina call Ma after arriving at the narrator's house?

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