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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 does Joel say is the reason for Paps' digging a hole in the backyard?
(a) A grave for Manny.
(b) A grave for himself.
(c) A trench.
(d) A grave for Ma.

2. What does Paps tell the narrator when he pulls him out of the hole in Chapter 14, TRENCH?
(a) "You come on out of that trench" (81).
(b) "The war is over" (81).
(c) "What'd you take your clothes off or something?" (80).
(d) "Could be. Could be magic. We'll see" (80).

3. What does the narrator do in the theater at the museum in Chapter 17: NIAGARA?
(a) Make friends with another boy.
(b) Dances.
(c) Tells Paps to stop yelling at the screen.
(d) Lies down and takes a nap.

4. What kind of accent does Old Man have?
(a) Southern accent.
(b) Spanish accent.
(c) Missouri accent.
(d) French accent.

5. At the start of the narrative, what age does the narrator turn?
(a) 14.
(b) 8.
(c) The narrator does not have a birthday.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first brother to go into the hole in Chapter 14, TRENCH?

2. Why is Paps going to Niagara Falls in Chapter 17: NIAGARA?

3. Why does Ma most likely call the truck, "that truck" instead of "the truck"?

4. What are Ma and Paps doing in the bathroom while the brothers bathe in Chapter 10, YOU BETTER COME??

5. What do the brothers give the pregnant woman outside the drugstore?

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