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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. How does Ma describe carrying Manny in her "stomach" (26)?
(a) Ma says that Manny's, "eyes were wet, black-holey - no fear there, no disgust, no pity" (27).
(b) Ma says that Manny was "mixed up" (26).
(c) Ma says that Manny was "growing, heart ticking like a time bomb" (26).
(d) Ma says that it "rained down silver jingles" (27).

2. Whys is Ma upset that Paps gets a new truck for the family?
(a) She wanted a car - not a truck.
(b) The truck does not have enough seats or seatbelts for the boys.
(c) Paps stole the truck.
(d) Paps wasted all of their savings on a fancy truck.

3. Overall, how do the brothers prove they are "tough guys" (68) when they arrive at the park in Chapter 13, DUCKS?
(a) By "taking nothing but dares and putdowns" (68).
(b) By holding each other "hostage in the air" (68).
(c) By throwing rocks at the ducks.
(d) By ganging up on each other.

4. What is unusual about the way Paps and Ma are dressed during the brothers' bath in Chapter 10, YOU BETTER COME??
(a) They are shirtless.
(b) They are both wearing boots and heavy jackets.
(c) They are wearing very fancy clothes.
(d) They are fully naked.

5. What kind of accent does Old Man have?
(a) Missouri accent.
(b) Spanish accent.
(c) Southern accent.
(d) French accent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the headbanger bring the brothers at his house in Chapter 16, WASN'T NO ONE TO STOP THIS?

2. How does the reader know how Old Man feels about the brothers?

3. How much older is the Grices' son, the headbanger, than Manny?

4. How old is Ma when she gives birth to Manny?

5. Why is Chapter 6 called US PROPER?

(see the answer key)

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