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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 7 years old.
(b) Manny is 14 years old, and Joel is 12 years old.
(c) Manny is 10 years old, and Joel is 8 years old.
(d) Manny is 9 years old, and Joel is 8 years old.

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

4. Why do the brothers have to be quiet in the mornings?
(a) Because they have a new baby brother who is asleep.
(b) Because Paps is asleep.
(c) Because the neighbors downstairs get angry if they hear noise.
(d) Because Ma is asleep.

5. Why does Old Man compare the brothers to locusts?
(a) Because locusts are ugly like the boys.
(b) Because they will quickly fly away back to their house.
(c) Because they are both in his garden.
(d) Because they are damaging his garden.

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

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

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

9. What color is the family's new truck?
(a) Dark rusty brown.
(b) Blood orange.
(c) Cobalt blue.
(d) Fire engine red.

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

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

12. How does Ma describe carrying Manny in her "stomach" (26)?
(a) Ma says that Manny was "growing, heart ticking like a time bomb" (26).
(b) Ma says that Manny's, "eyes were wet, black-holey - no fear there, no disgust, no pity" (27).
(c) Ma says that it "rained down silver jingles" (27).
(d) Ma says that Manny was "mixed up" (26).

13. What object does the narrator use to tell the reader the size of the fish in the lake as mentioned on Page 19?
(a) Leaves.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Clumps.
(d) Crescents.

14. Who is Paps listening to the radio when the boys come home after school in Chapter 3, THE HERITAGE (8)?
(a) Tito Puente.
(b) Hector Puente.
(c) An old band the boys have never heard before.
(d) Maria Constatine.

15. What does Ma say to Paps on the way home from the lake?
(a) "He is going to learn" (21).
(b) "What? Do you want me to teach him how to fly?" (22).
(c) "How else do you expect to him learn?" (21).
(d) "He's alive! He's alive!" (23)

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator hope Paps and Ma will do after the brothers' hide from them in Chapter 10, YOU BETTER COME?

2. What is the weather like when the narrator's family goes to the lake?

3. According Chapter 5, THE LAKE, who is the only one in the family allowed to say he/she is scared?

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

5. Why is the Chapter 2 called, NEVER-NEVER TIME?

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