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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lina call Ma after arriving at the narrator's house?
(a) Comrade.
(b) Amiga.
(c) Little One.
(d) Shorty.

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

3. When Paps and the brothers return home from Paps' job in Chapter 11, NIGHT WATCH, what are they shouting?
(a) "Stop, stop" (59).
(b) "Thump, thump, thump" (58).
(c) "No More Crying! No More Crying!" (59).
(d) "He crying?" (58).

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

5. 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 it "rained down silver jingles" (27).
(d) Ma says that Manny was "growing, heart ticking like a time bomb" (26).

6. What tool do the boys use to smash the tomatoes?
(a) A hammer.
(b) A mallet.
(c) A stick.
(d) A big rock.

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

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

9. What does Ma wear for the family's first drive in the truck?
(a) Her work boots and a house dress.
(b) Ma refuses to go on the first drive.
(c) A short black skirt with high heels.
(d) A red dress and gold hoop earrings.

10. What does the narrator believe Paps is really doing when he punishes his sons?
(a) Giving them an awakening.
(b) The narrator believes Paps is so drunk he does not know what he is doing.
(c) Taking his anger out on his sons instead of Ma.
(d) Preparing them to be strong to fight other boys.

11. Why do the brothers have to go with Paps to work in Chapter 11, NIGHT WATCH?
(a) Because Ma is working too, and no one is at home to watch them.
(b) Because Paps needs extra help.
(c) Because Ma is asleep at home, and they will wake her.
(d) Because Paps is afraid the boys will get in trouble.

12. What metaphor does the narrator use at the end of Page 27 about the pregnant woman's response to the brothers?
(a) She is "concrete and howled."
(b) She is "half gruff, half troll."
(c) She is "curious, rubbing her palms slowly."
(d) She is "drinking us [the brothers] in."

13. Why does Lina, Ma's co-worker, come to the narrator's house?
(a) To tell Ma she has been fired.
(b) To babysit the boys.
(c) Ma has not been showing up to work.
(d) To tell Paps to stop beating Ma.

14. What does Paps do when Ma yells at him, "This fucking big-dick truck" (64)?
(a) Paps piles the boys in the truck and drives off after Ma yells.
(b) Paps storms inside to confront Ma directly at her rage.
(c) Paps slaps Ma across the face after she yells.
(d) Paps ignores Ma and drives away after she yells.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the family car breaks down in the rain, what does Paps use to protect the brothers?

2. What are Ma and Paps doing in the bathroom while the brothers bathe in Chapter 10, YOU BETTER COME??

3. How does the narrator know that Ma is delighted when Paps returns at the start of Chapter 10, YOU BETTER COME?

4. Why do the brothers have to get up quickly and leave Paps' work in Chapter 11, NIGHT WATCH?

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

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