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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18, THE NIGHT I AM MADE - Chapter 19, ZOOKEEPING.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What predominant positive feeling does the narrator think to himself once he gets off the bus in Chapter 18, THE NIGHT I WAS MADE?
(a) "There was no one to explain any of this to me" (113).
(b) "My brothers will lose themselves tonight" (114).
(c) "I am done pretending" (114).
(d) "And I was made" (115).

2. What does Ma ask her sons to squirt on her face when they run out of the original ingredient(s)?
(a) Chocolate milk.
(b) Ketchup.
(c) Water and salt.
(d) Maple syrup.

3. When the family car breaks down in the rain, what does Paps use to protect the brothers?
(a) An old blanket.
(b) His jacket.
(c) Old magazines.
(d) Plastic bags.

4. What particular name does Paps use with the narrator before the narrator leaves for the psychiatric ward?
(a) Mijo.
(b) My Pretty One.
(c) The Lost One.
(d) My Beautiful Baby Boy.

5. How much older is the Grices' son, the headbanger, than Manny?
(a) One year older than Manny.
(b) The same age as Manny.
(c) Five years older than Manny.
(d) Two years older than Manny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the narrator's brothers doing while Paps spends time with the narrator in the bathtub at the end of the novel?

2. What does Paps declare when the boys approach the hole in Chapter 14, TRENCH?

3. What kind of accent does Old Man have?

4. How does Manny specifically explain black magic in Chapter 16, WASN'T NO ONE TO STOP THIS?

5. What does Paps do when Ma yells at him, "This fucking big-dick truck" (64)?

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