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

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

3. What does the narrator hope Paps and Ma will do after the brothers' hide from them in Chapter 10, YOU BETTER COME?
(a) Leave the bathroom and never fight again.
(b) Dance around the bathroom and never find the brothers.
(c) Find the brothers and embrace them.
(d) Paps will kiss Ma and then hug the brothers.

4. According to Ma, in Chapter 4, SEVEN, who "studies God"(13)?
(a) Nuns.
(b) Good boys.
(c) Monks.
(d) Priests.

5. What does the last line in the Quote before the Title Page say about how boys should be treated?
(a) Boys are smart and wild.
(b) Boys are wild beasts and hard to manage.
(c) Boys should be bonded with many chains.
(d) Boys need to be punished when they disobey.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the start of Chapter 9, TALK TO ME, what does Ma cut her fingertip on?

2. What job does Paps finally get?

3. On the last page of Chapter 11, NIGHT WATCH, what is Paps sad/worried about?

4. What does Paps do when Ma yells at him, "This fucking big-dick truck" (64)?

5. What kind of accent does Old Man have?

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