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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Quote and Chapters 1, WE WANTED MORE - Chapter 4, SEVEN.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Manny crawl into bed with his brother at the beginning of the story?
(a) Manny wants to tell them a story.
(b) Manny does not have his own bed.
(c) Manny is afraid of the dark.
(d) Manny wants body heat.

2. Who is Paps listening to the radio when the boys come home after school in Chapter 3, THE HERITAGE (8)?
(a) Maria Constatine.
(b) Hector Puente.
(c) Tito Puente.
(d) An old band the boys have never heard before.

3. What tool do the boys use to smash the tomatoes?
(a) A hammer.
(b) A stick.
(c) A mallet.
(d) A big rock.

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

5. After reading Chapter 1, WE WANTED MORE, what point of view is the novel being told from?
(a) Second person point of view.
(b) Third person omniscient point of view.
(c) Third person point of view.
(d) First person point of view.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ma work?

2. What does Paps do to try and convey to his sons their heritage?

3. Why is the Chapter 2 called, NEVER-NEVER TIME?

4. What does the narrator believe Paps is really doing when he punishes his sons?

5. When the boys' father, Paps, comes home, how does he punish his sons?

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