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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Old Man compare the brothers to locusts?
2. Who in the family does not know how to swim when they go to the lake?
3. Why is the Chapter 2 called, NEVER-NEVER TIME?
4. When the family car breaks down in the rain, what does Paps use to protect the brothers?
5. What does Ma say to Paps on the way home from the lake?
Short Essay Questions
1. What may the Quote provided before the Title Page relate to you about a theme or important motif of the novel?
2. After Ma asks the brothers if they think it is funny when men beat women, the narrator retreats to a window and looks into he sun and says, "I could not blind myself" (16). How does this statement contribute to the nature of the narrator's desires?
3. 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?
4. As the brothers hid in the bathtub, Paps and Ma pretend to not know and do not immediately come to find them. What deep fears does the narrator share about this lack of attention?
5. 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?
6. Why may Ma choose to call the narrator's family's new vehicle, "Big-Dick Truck"?
7. Why do the brothers dig up Old Man's garden?
8. How come Ma does not answer Paps' phone calls in Chapter 9, TALK TO ME?
9. Having the knowledge of Ma's grueling work schedule and unstable behavior, why might the narrator say after Ma awakes confused, "It was a Sunday, but no one told Ma that" (5)?
10. How do you know that the novel is being written in first-person?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The narrator displays conflict about watching the pornographic video, his background with the notion of sexuality, and how the two are connected and also contrasted. Analyze the author's choice to intertwine these emotions that the narrator has.
Essay Topic 2
When the narrator turns seven, Ma has mixed emotions about him getting older. She acts erratically and lovingly at the same time. Select two incidents, one that is negative and one that is positive. Explain how these incidents affect the narrator. (Pages 12-17)
Essay Topic 3
In reference to the narrator asking Paps about the caged light in Chapter 6, NIGHT WATCH, on the ride home from Paps' work, the brothers incessantly ask Paps if he has the capability of unlocking and freeing the light. How does this interrogation from all three brothers show their concern about Paps' power? What is a possible relation to this conversation and the brothers' own futures and potential?
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