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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. At the start of the novel, how many boys, also brothers, are introduced?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

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

4. In the opening of Chapter 2, NEVER-NEVER TIME, why are the brothers wearing raincoats?
(a) Because Ma will not let them take the raincoats off.
(b) Because they are smashing tomatoes in the kitchen and the guts will ruin their clothes.
(c) Because there are leaks all over the house, and they may get wet.
(d) Because they spray water on each other as a game.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the start of the narrative, what age does the narrator turn?

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

3. Where does Ma work?

4. What does the last line in the Quote before the Title Page say about how boys should be treated?

5. What tool do the boys use to smash the tomatoes?

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