View a FREE sample

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 body heat.
(b) Manny is afraid of the dark.
(c) Manny does not have his own bed.
(d) Manny wants to tell them a story.

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

3. Why are grocery stores and banks closed when Ma takes her sons to run errands?
(a) because it is Sunday.
(b) Because it is the middle of the night.
(c) Because they closed down before the family arrives.
(d) Because it is a holiday.

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

5. Where does Ma work?
(a) Ma does not work.
(b) The brewery up the hill.
(c) As a housekeeper at a hotel.
(d) A clothing store in the city.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Ma describe the difference between loving younger sons to older ones?

3. In the opening of Chapter 2, NEVER-NEVER TIME, why are the brothers wearing raincoats?

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

5. Why do the brothers have to be quiet in the mornings?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 419 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample