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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. Who is sitting in the living room at the Grices' house when the boys arrive in Chapter 16, WASN'T NO ONE TO STOP THIS?
(a) Dorito, the Grices' dog.
(b) Mr. Grices.
(c) Ben.
(d) Mrs. Grices.

2. Hypothetically, what animal would the brothers feed the woman's brains to in Chapter 13, DUCKS?
(a) Dogs.
(b) The fish.
(c) The lake.
(d) The ducks.

3. What happens when Ma crawls down into the hole and lies down in Chapter 14, TRENCH?
(a) She falls asleep for hours.
(b) The brothers come and crawl in with her.
(c) Paps comes home and yells at her.
(d) It starts to rain.

4. What does the reader discover about the narrator on page 105 of Chapter 18, THE NIGHT I AM MADE, as the brothers stand on the loading dock?
(a) The narrator has been planning to runaway.
(b) The narrator is jealous of his brothers.
(c) The narrator wants to kill himself.
(d) The narrator feels separate from his brothers.

5. What does Manny walk toward after seeing the headbanger in Chapter 16, WASN'T NO ONE TO STOP THIS?
(a) The woods.
(b) The headbanger.
(c) Home.
(d) A log.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the final chapter lead the reader to believe about the narrator's mental space?

2. Who is the narrator illustrating at the start of Chapter 18, THE NIGHT I AM MADE, on Page 103?

3. How does the narrator specifically behave after registering his family is going to disown him?

4. What is the final act of kindness Paps shows toward the narrator?

5. According to page 122, what part of the body is washed to "pay him [the narrator] the ultimate respect" (122)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author's choice to intertwine the narrator's episode in the locker room while watching the pornographic video contribute to uncover the narrator's notion of sexuality?

2. What may readers surmise by the narrator's description of feeling delighted by the sound of the damage done to the Grices' camper?

3. How does the narrator deviate from the other brothers when it comes to lying in the hole Paps has dug?

4. In Chapter 18, THE NIGHT I AM MADE (subsection: MIDNIGHT), why do Manny and Joel say that the narrator is "...fucked up..." (110)?

5. What doubts does the narrator have about why he wrote his personal longings in his journal?

6. In Chapter 15, TRASH KITES, how does the reader know that the narrator feels differently from his brother Joel about watching Manny be beaten by Paps? What does this say about the narrator as a character?

7. How does Ma feel after visiting the park? What statements or behavior show her feelings?

8. How do you know that the narrator and the bus driver have a sexual encounter? (Provide a quote.)

9. Why does Manny claim that he wants to "reverse gravity" (85)?

10. At the start of Chapter 16, WASN'T NO ONE TO STOP THIS, while playing a game, what do the brothers' imitation of Paps divulge about their sensibilities?

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