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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 is Lina from?
(a) New York.
(b) China.
(c) The paper mill.
(d) The drugstore.

2. On the last page of Chapter 11, NIGHT WATCH, what is Paps sad/worried about?
(a) Whether the brothers will have to go live with their grandparents.
(b) That the family will not be able to pay rent.
(c) Whether Ma will leave him.
(d) That the family, and more importantly, the brothers will never escape this difficult life.

3. When the boys' father, Paps, comes home, how does he punish his sons?
(a) Paps makes the sons mow the lawn.
(b) Paps yells at his sons for hours.
(c) Paps spanks his sons.
(d) Paps does not speak to his sons.

4. 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 8 years old.
(b) Manny is 9 years old, and Joel is 7 years old.
(c) Manny is 14 years old, and Joel is 12 years old.
(d) Manny is 10 years old, and Joel is 8 years old.

5. What does the word "rappel" most likely mean on Page 25?
(a) "Descend."
(b) "Assimilate."
(c) "Rise."
(d) "Ascend."

Short Answer Questions

1. What tool do the boys use to smash the tomatoes?

2. Why do the brothers have to go with Paps to work in Chapter 11, NIGHT WATCH?

3. How does Ma describe carrying Manny in her "stomach" (26)?

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

5. At the start of the novel, how many boys, also brothers, are introduced?

(see the answer key)

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