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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16, WASN'T NO ONE TO STOP THIS - Chapter 17, NIAGRA.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the start of the narrative, what age does the narrator turn?
(a) The narrator does not have a birthday.
(b) 14.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

2. Why is Ma worried about the brothers' bath in Chapter 10, YOU BETTER COME?
(a) Ma is scared that the brothers "couldn't comprehend what was..." (46) happening.
(b) Ma is concerned about the brothers, because the brothers were "clean and fed and not afraid of growing up" (47).
(c) Ma is stressed that the brothers are "sneaky," (47) and will play a trick on her.
(d) Ma is worried that the brothers will catch "pneumonia" (46) from the cold water.

3. What does Manny scream at while Paps is beating him for going to the field in Chapter 15, TRASH KITES?
(a) "Murderer!"
(b) "You're no father!"
(c) "Thief!"
(d) "I hate you!"

4. 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 the sky.
(c) "Why is that light in a cage?" (53) referring to a light in a metal mesh box across the street.
(d) "What'd the man say to you?" (57) referring to Paps' co-worker.

5. What is the weather like when the narrator's family goes to the lake?
(a) There is a nice warm breeze.
(b) It is rainy.
(c) The air is cold and crisp.
(d) There is a heat wave.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ma say to the brothers at the park while they are hiding in a canoe?

2. What is one nickname that the narrator and his two brothers call themselves?

3. What food do the brothers find in Ma's purse at the park?

4. What do the brothers ask strangers to buy them outside the drugstore in Chapter 5, US PROPER?

5. How does the headbanger get the brothers to come over to his house in Chapter 16, WASN'T NO ONE TO STOP THIS?

(see the answer key)

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