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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. How does Ma feel about the phone ringing in Chapter 9, TALK TO ME?
(a) Scared.
(b) Annoyed.
(c) Happy.
(d) She shows no emotion.

2. What does the word "rappel" most likely mean on Page 25?
(a) "Assimilate."
(b) "Rise."
(c) "Ascend."
(d) "Descend."

3. Instead of immediately searching for the brothers after the bath, what do Paps and Ma do?
(a) Paps finishes cleaning the bathroom, while Ma watches and sings.
(b) Paps leaves the bathroom and Ma puts on her make-up.
(c) Paps dances with Ma to music.
(d) Kissing and moaning.

4. How old is Ma when she gives birth to Manny?
(a) 15.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the narrator and Paps eat after leaving the museum in Chapter 17: NIAGARA?

2. Why does Paps think it is Manny's idea for the brothers escape and sleep away from home in Chapter 15, TRASH KITES?

3. What does Joel say is the reason for Paps' digging a hole in the backyard?

4. What about previous experiences in the novel may have led the author to title the last Chapter, ZOOKEEPING?

5. At the start of Chapter 16, WASN'T NO ONE TO STOP THIS, how many sections do the brothers separate their sidewalk chalk circle into?

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