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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. When the narrator wakes up at Paps' work in Chapter 11, NIGHT WATCH, what does he ask him?
(a) "Why is that light in a cage?" (53) referring to a light in the sky.
(b) "What'd the man say to you?" (57) referring to Paps' co-worker.
(c) "What's all this?" (55) referring to a card he finds on the ground.
(d) "Why is that light in a cage?" (53) referring to a light in a metal mesh box across the street.

2. According to Ma, in Chapter 4, SEVEN, who "studies God"(13)?
(a) Nuns.
(b) Monks.
(c) Good boys.
(d) Priests.

3. Instead of an open field, where does Manny think the brothers should have slept to elude Paps in Chapter 15, TRASH KITES?
(a) In the woods.
(b) In their neighbor's camper.
(c) In a field with more trees.
(d) In an abandoned barn.

4. On the way home from the lake, the narrator reveals his brothers' ages. How old are they?
(a) Manny is 9 years old, and Joel is 8 years old.
(b) Manny is 10 years old, and Joel is 8 years old.
(c) Manny is 14 years old, and Joel is 12 years old.
(d) Manny is 9 years old, and Joel is 7 years old.

5. What does the narrator do in the theater at the museum in Chapter 17: NIAGARA?
(a) Lies down and takes a nap.
(b) Make friends with another boy.
(c) Dances.
(d) Tells Paps to stop yelling at the screen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are grocery stores and banks closed when Ma takes her sons to run errands?

2. At the start of the narrative, what age does the narrator turn?

3. When Paps and the brothers return home from Paps' job in Chapter 11, NIGHT WATCH, what are they shouting?

4. When the boys' father, Paps, comes home, how does he punish his sons?

5. Who is Paps listening to the radio when the boys come home after school in Chapter 3, THE HERITAGE (8)?

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