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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5, THE LAKE - Chapter 8, OTHER LOCUSTS.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "rappel" most likely mean on Page 25?

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

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

4. What meal does Old Man prepare for the brothers?

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

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