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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the brothers run their fingers around the empty bowls in Chapter 9, TALK TO ME?
(a) Because they are curious what the food tastes like.
(b) Because they are angry all the food is gone.
(c) Because there is excess frosting left in the bowls.
(d) Because they are so hungry and want all the food there is left.

2. At the start of Chapter 9, TALK TO ME, what does Ma cut her fingertip on?
(a) A piece of glass.
(b) The edge of a soup can.
(c) A metal toy.
(d) A broken beer bottle.

3. What is one nickname that the narrator and his two brothers call themselves?
(a) The Monkeys.
(b) The Stooges.
(c) The Gentleman.
(d) The Robbers.

4. After reading Chapter 1, WE WANTED MORE, what point of view is the novel being told from?
(a) Third person point of view.
(b) Second person point of view.
(c) First person point of view.
(d) Third person omniscient point of view.

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

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

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

8. How does the narrator know Paps and Ma are fighting when Paps returns home in Chapter 9, TALK TO ME?
(a) He hears them stomping around and furniture tumbling.
(b) The narrator is in the kitchen and can hear Ma crying.
(c) Paps is shouting.
(d) He can hear them outside on the porch.

9. What does Lina bring with her to the narrator's house?
(a) Groceries.
(b) A message from the boss.
(c) A pink slip from work.
(d) Money.

10. What role does the narrator play in the "magic of God" (25)?
(a) God.
(b) The Holy Spirit.
(c) The Son.
(d) The Father.

11. Where do the brothers hide after their bath in Chapter 10, YOU BETTER COME?
(a) Ma and Paps' bedroom.
(b) The attic.
(c) The crawlspace.
(d) The bathtub.

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

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

14. Why is it unusual that Paps knows how to swim?
(a) Because he is afraid of drowning.
(b) Because he is from Canada.
(c) Because he has never seen water before.
(d) Because he grew up away from the water.

15. When the boys' father, Paps, comes home, how does he punish his sons?
(a) Paps makes the sons mow the lawn.
(b) Paps does not speak to his sons.
(c) Paps spanks his sons.
(d) Paps yells at his sons for hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the opening of Chapter 2, NEVER-NEVER TIME, why are the brothers wearing raincoats?

2. How does Ma describe the difference between loving younger sons to older ones?

3. What does Ma ask her sons to squirt on her face when they run out of the original ingredient(s)?

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

5. At the start of Chapter 6, US PROPER, what do the three brothers create by stacking up on one another's shoulders?

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