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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 is one nickname that the narrator and his two brothers call themselves?
(a) The Stooges.
(b) The Robbers.
(c) The Gentleman.
(d) The Monkeys.

2. What does Old Man call the brothers as they eat the vegetables from his garden?
(a) Animals and locusts.
(b) Stupid and poor.
(c) Animals and orphans.
(d) Burglars and orphans.

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

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

5. Why are grocery stores and banks closed when Ma takes her sons to run errands?
(a) because it is Sunday.
(b) Because it is a holiday.
(c) Because they closed down before the family arrives.
(d) Because it is the middle of the night.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ma describe the difference between loving younger sons to older ones?

2. What does Paps do to try and convey to his sons their heritage?

3. What does Ma compare to the boys' faces being messy in Chapter 2, NEVER-NEVER TIME?

4. What are Ma and Paps doing in the bathroom while the brothers bathe in Chapter 10, YOU BETTER COME??

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

(see the answer key)

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