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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. Where do the brothers hide after their bath in Chapter 10, YOU BETTER COME?
(a) The bathtub.
(b) Ma and Paps' bedroom.
(c) The attic.
(d) The crawlspace.

2. How does Old Man tell the brothers to cure their "skeet bites" (35)?
(a) Leave the bites alone to heal.
(b) Cut a cross on the bites with their fingernails.
(c) Put a special lotion he has on the bites.
(d) Spit on their bites.

3. What do the brothers ask strangers to buy them outside the drugstore in Chapter 5, US PROPER?
(a) Cigarettes or beer.
(b) Booze and candy.
(c) Gum and cigarettes.
(d) Cigarettes or whiskey.

4. What state do Ma and Paps travel to to get married?
(a) Texas.
(b) New York.
(c) California.
(d) Pennsylvania.

5. What does the narrator believe Paps is really doing when he punishes his sons?
(a) Preparing them to be strong to fight other boys.
(b) Taking his anger out on his sons instead of Ma.
(c) Giving them an awakening.
(d) The narrator believes Paps is so drunk he does not know what he is doing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role does the narrator play in the "magic of God" (25)?

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

3. According to Ma, in Chapter 4, SEVEN, who "studies God"(13)?

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

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

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