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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. Why is it unusual that Paps knows how to swim?
(a) Because he grew up away from the water.
(b) Because he is from Canada.
(c) Because he has never seen water before.
(d) Because he is afraid of drowning.

2. Why do the brothers run their fingers around the empty bowls in Chapter 9, TALK TO ME?
(a) Because they are so hungry and want all the food there is left.
(b) Because they are curious what the food tastes like.
(c) Because there is excess frosting left in the bowls.
(d) Because they are angry all the food is gone.

3. What do Paps and Ma do in the bathroom as described on Page 48?
(a) Have sex.
(b) Kiss and dance.
(c) Give each other massages.
(d) Fight over where the brothers are hiding.

4. In the opening of Chapter 2, NEVER-NEVER TIME, why are the brothers wearing raincoats?
(a) Because there are leaks all over the house, and they may get wet.
(b) Because Ma will not let them take the raincoats off.
(c) Because they spray water on each other as a game.
(d) Because they are smashing tomatoes in the kitchen and the guts will ruin their clothes.

5. Why does Manny crawl into bed with his brother at the beginning of the story?
(a) Manny is afraid of the dark.
(b) Manny wants to tell them a story.
(c) Manny does not have his own bed.
(d) Manny wants body heat.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the last line in the Quote before the Title Page say about how boys should be treated?

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

(see the answer key)

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