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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the brothers ask strangers to buy them outside the drugstore in Chapter 5, US PROPER?
(a) Booze and candy.
(b) Gum and cigarettes.
(c) Cigarettes or beer.
(d) Cigarettes or whiskey.

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

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

5. What do the brothers find in the crawlspace at the end of Chapter 9, TALK TO ME?
(a) Their old clothes and toys.
(b) An old yellow phone.
(c) A gun.
(d) A box of old photos of Ma and Paps.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the brothers have to go with Paps to work in Chapter 11, NIGHT WATCH?

2. When the narrator wakes up at Paps' work in Chapter 11, NIGHT WATCH, what does he ask him?

3. Why does Lina, Ma's co-worker, come to the narrator's house?

4. What kind of accent does Old Man have?

5. What does Manny say about Paps disappearance in Chapter 8, OTHER LOCUSTS?

Short Essay Questions

1. Even though it is not explicitly mentioned in the novel, how does the author convey that Ma has been abused by Paps in Chapter 4?

2. At the end of Chapter 10, NIGHT WATCH, Paps says,"We're never going to escape this...Never" (60). What is he sure the narrator's family will not escape?

3. Why do the brothers dig up Old Man's garden?

4. What are some examples at the start of Chapter 12, BIG-DICK TRUCK that demonstrate the financial situation of the narrator's family?

5. What kind of support does Lina provide to the narrator's family when she comes to visit?

6. How come Ma does not answer Paps' phone calls in Chapter 9, TALK TO ME?

7. Why do the narrator and Joel hide in a crawlspace when Paps returns home after being gone for many days?

8. Why may Ma choose to call the narrator's family's new vehicle, "Big-Dick Truck"?

9. At the start of Chapter 10, YOU BETTER COME, how does Paps show an expression of regret when he returns to the family's home?

10. What may the Quote provided before the Title Page relate to you about a theme or important motif of the novel?

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