1. After Manny's dream, what implied comparison is made about the dream to the brothers' current situation in Chapter 15, TRASH KITES?
(a) Manny compares the brothers to "a fistful of seed that God tossed into the mud" (84).
(b) Manny compares the brothers to prisoners in Paps' house.
(c) Manny compares the brothers to the other neighborhood kids who have no futures.
(d) Manny compares the brothers to "a whole sky full of kites" (84).

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

3. What explanation does Paps say to his sons about Ma's swollen purple cheeks?
(a) Ma fell down the stairs when she was drunk.
(b) Ma got into a fight at work with Lina, her co-worker.
(c) Ma was punched in the face by the dentist to loosen her teeth before pulling them.
(d) Ma was in a bad car accident and hit her face on the steering wheel.

4. How does the narrator know that Ma is delighted when Paps returns at the start of Chapter 10, YOU BETTER COME?
(a) Because she "sent us [brothers] winks" (44).
(b) Because she "herded us [brothers] into the kitchen" (44).
(c) Because she "made motorboat noises" (44).
(d) Because she "led us [brothers] to the bathtub" (44).

5. Why does Old Man compare the brothers to locusts?
(a) Because they are damaging his garden.
(b) Because they are both in his garden.
(c) Because locusts are ugly like the boys.
(d) Because they will quickly fly away back to their house.