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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5, THE LAKE - Chapter 8, OTHER LOCUSTS.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the last line in the Quote before the Title Page say about how boys should be treated?
(a) Boys are wild beasts and hard to manage.
(b) Boys should be bonded with many chains.
(c) Boys are smart and wild.
(d) Boys need to be punished when they disobey.

2. Where is Lina from?
(a) China.
(b) New York.
(c) The paper mill.
(d) The drugstore.

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

4. How does Ma describe the difference between loving younger sons to older ones?
(a) Ma states that with her older son she had to punish them more.
(b) Ma states that with her older sons she had to use "cooing words" (17).
(c) Ma states that with her older sons she had to "meet taught with tough" (17).
(d) Ma states that with her older sons she no longer had to "shy away" (17).

5. What does Ma ask her sons to squirt on her face when they run out of the original ingredient(s)?
(a) Maple syrup.
(b) Water and salt.
(c) Ketchup.
(d) Chocolate milk.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Manny crawl into bed with his brother at the beginning of the story?

3. According to Ma, in Chapter 4, SEVEN, who "studies God"(13)?

4. At the start of Chapter 6, US PROPER, what do the three brothers create by stacking up on one another's shoulders?

5. What does Ma compare to the boys' faces being messy in Chapter 2, NEVER-NEVER TIME?

(see the answer key)

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