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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ma ask her sons to squirt on her face when they run out of the original ingredient(s)?
(a) Chocolate milk.
(b) Water and salt.
(c) Maple syrup.
(d) Ketchup.

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

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

4. What does the narrator hope Paps and Ma will do after the brothers' hide from them in Chapter 10, YOU BETTER COME?
(a) Paps will kiss Ma and then hug the brothers.
(b) Leave the bathroom and never fight again.
(c) Dance around the bathroom and never find the brothers.
(d) Find the brothers and embrace them.

5. Who in the family does not know how to swim when they go to the lake?
(a) Joel.
(b) Ma and Manny.
(c) Manny and the narrator.
(d) Ma and the narrator.

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

7. How does Old Man tell the brothers to cure their "skeet bites" (35)?
(a) Spit on their bites.
(b) Put a special lotion he has on the bites.
(c) Cut a cross on the bites with their fingernails.
(d) Leave the bites alone to heal.

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

9. What meal does Old Man prepare for the brothers?
(a) Vegetables and chicken.
(b) Salad with vegetables from the garden.
(c) Stew with mutton meat.
(d) Soup with vegetables from the garden.

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

11. Where has Ma seen the "most water she ever saw in one place" (19)?
(a) In Brooklyn when men opened a johnny pump and water rushed forth.
(b) In Brooklyn after it rained and puddles gathered on the sides of the street.
(c) In upstate New York after the snow melted.
(d) In California in giant public swimming pools, where she swam in the summer.

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

13. What does the last line in the Quote before the Title Page say about how boys should be treated?
(a) Boys are wild beasts and hard to manage.
(b) Boys are smart and wild.
(c) Boys need to be punished when they disobey.
(d) Boys should be bonded with many chains.

14. Why does Paps most likely give the brothers a bath when he arrives at home in Chapter 10, YOU BETTER COME??
(a) Because he thinks they are dirty and need it.
(b) Because he is up late and has nothing else to do.
(c) As disingenuous proof he cares about family.
(d) As a sign that he loves them and is home to stay.

15. Why is Chapter 6 called US PROPER?
(a) Because the pregnant woman asks the brothers if they know how to be proper.
(b) Because Ma asks the brothers to be proper and stop playing games.
(c) Because Paps spanks the brothers and tells them to behave properly.
(d) Because the drugstore clerk asks the brothers to behave properly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tool do the boys use to smash the tomatoes?

2. What color is the family's new truck?

3. What does Old Man call the brothers as they eat the vegetables from his garden?

4. What does Ma break after seeing her face all bruised and swollen in the mirror?

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

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