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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13, DUCKS - Chapter 15, TRASH KITES.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What metaphor does the narrator use at the end of Page 27 about the pregnant woman's response to the brothers?
(a) She is "half gruff, half troll."
(b) She is "concrete and howled."
(c) She is "curious, rubbing her palms slowly."
(d) She is "drinking us [the brothers] in."

2. What explanation does Paps say to his sons about Ma's swollen purple cheeks?
(a) Ma fell down the stairs when she was drunk.
(b) Ma was punched in the face by the dentist to loosen her teeth before pulling them.
(c) Ma got into a fight at work with Lina, her co-worker.
(d) Ma was in a bad car accident and hit her face on the steering wheel.

3. When the narrator wakes up at Paps' work in Chapter 11, NIGHT WATCH, what does he ask him?
(a) "What's all this?" (55) referring to a card he finds on the ground.
(b) "Why is that light in a cage?" (53) referring to a light in a metal mesh box across the street.
(c) "What'd the man say to you?" (57) referring to Paps' co-worker.
(d) "Why is that light in a cage?" (53) referring to a light in the sky.

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

5. After reading Chapter 1, WE WANTED MORE, what point of view is the novel being told from?
(a) Third person omniscient point of view.
(b) Third person point of view.
(c) Second person point of view.
(d) First person point of view.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the brothers find in the crawlspace at the end of Chapter 9, TALK TO ME?

2. On the highway, why does a woman offer to bring the brothers anywhere they need to go?

3. Whys is Ma upset that Paps gets a new truck for the family?

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

5. Who in the family does not know how to swim when they go to the lake?

(see the answer key)

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