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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. How does Ma feel about the phone ringing in Chapter 9, TALK TO ME?
(a) Happy.
(b) Annoyed.
(c) She shows no emotion.
(d) Scared.

2. What color is the family's new truck?
(a) Cobalt blue.
(b) Dark rusty brown.
(c) Blood orange.
(d) Fire engine red.

3. Why does Paps most likely give the brothers a bath when he arrives at home in Chapter 10, YOU BETTER COME??
(a) As a sign that he loves them and is home to stay.
(b) Because he thinks they are dirty and need it.
(c) Because he is up late and has nothing else to do.
(d) As disingenuous proof he cares about family.

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

5. Who is the first brother to go into the hole in Chapter 14, TRENCH?
(a) Joel.
(b) All of the brothers go into the hole at the same time.
(c) Manny.
(d) The narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. After reading Chapter 1, WE WANTED MORE, what point of view is the novel being told from?

2. What does Lina bring with her to the narrator's house?

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

4. Why is it unusual that Paps knows how to swim?

5. Why does Paps think it is Manny's idea for the brothers escape and sleep away from home in Chapter 15, TRASH KITES?

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