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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9, TALK TO ME - Chapter 12, BIG-DICK TRUCK.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Ma when she gives birth to Manny?
(a) 16.
(b) 15.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

2. Why do the brothers have to go with Paps to work in Chapter 11, NIGHT WATCH?
(a) Because Paps is afraid the boys will get in trouble.
(b) Because Ma is asleep at home, and they will wake her.
(c) Because Ma is working too, and no one is at home to watch them.
(d) Because Paps needs extra help.

3. What job does Paps finally get?
(a) At the brewery, with Ma.
(b) The gas station.
(c) An automotive shop.
(d) A security guard, the night watch.

4. How does Ma describe carrying Manny in her "stomach" (26)?
(a) Ma says that Manny was "growing, heart ticking like a time bomb" (26).
(b) Ma says that Manny's, "eyes were wet, black-holey - no fear there, no disgust, no pity" (27).
(c) Ma says that it "rained down silver jingles" (27).
(d) Ma says that Manny was "mixed up" (26).

5. Instead of immediately searching for the brothers after the bath, what do Paps and Ma do?
(a) Kissing and moaning.
(b) Paps dances with Ma to music.
(c) Paps finishes cleaning the bathroom, while Ma watches and sings.
(d) Paps leaves the bathroom and Ma puts on her make-up.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ma respond to Paps worries at the end of Chapter 11, NIGHT WATCH?

2. What simile is used to compare Paps' shouting on Page 23?

3. In the last paragraph of Chapter 10, YOU BETTER COME, what does the narrator imply the brothers "need" (51)?

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

5. How does Ma respond when Manny asks worriedly if Paps is having a heart attack in Chapter 9, TALK TO ME?

(see the answer key)

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