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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. On the way home from the lake, the narrator reveals his brothers' ages. How old are they?
(a) Manny is 9 years old, and Joel is 7 years old.
(b) Manny is 10 years old, and Joel is 8 years old.
(c) Manny is 14 years old, and Joel is 12 years old.
(d) Manny is 9 years old, and Joel is 8 years old.

2. In the crawlspace, the narrator asks Joel, "It's just going to be like this forever?" (43). What is the narrator referring to?
(a) Ma and Paps' relationship and it affects their situation and futures.
(b) The brothers always being spanked after school.
(c) Paps' abusive ways and how they will get out of the situation.
(d) The family being poor and not able to support themselves.

3. How does Ma describe carrying Manny in her "stomach" (26)?
(a) Ma says that Manny was "mixed up" (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 "growing, heart ticking like a time bomb" (26).

4. How does the narrator know Paps and Ma are fighting when Paps returns home in Chapter 9, TALK TO ME?
(a) He can hear them outside on the porch.
(b) Paps is shouting.
(c) He hears them stomping around and furniture tumbling.
(d) The narrator is in the kitchen and can hear Ma crying.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Ma feel about the phone ringing in Chapter 9, TALK TO ME?

3. According Chapter 5, THE LAKE, who is the only one in the family allowed to say he/she is scared?

4. Where has Ma seen the "most water she ever saw in one place" (19)?

5. Why does Paps most likely give the brothers a bath when he arrives at home in Chapter 10, YOU BETTER COME??

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