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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. In Chapter 18, THE NIGHT I WAS MADE, subsection: "MIDNIGHT," what do Manny and Joel say in connection to a negative view of the narrator?
2. Initially, what does the bus driver ask the narrator in Chapter 18, THE NIGHT I WAS MADE?
3. At the end of Chapter 15, TRASH KITES, what is Manny's idea to "save" the brothers?
4. Who do the brothers imitate while playing their chalk circle game in Chapter 16, WASN'T NO ONE TO STOP THIS?
5. Instead of an open field, where does Manny think the brothers should have slept to elude Paps in Chapter 15, TRASH KITES?
Short Essay Questions
1. At the end of Chapter 16, WASN'T NO ONE TO STOP THIS, the narrator says, "Why won't you look at me, my brothers, why won't you take my eyes?" (97). Why does the other want his brothers to "take his eyes"?
2. What do you believe is Ma's original intention when she takes the brothers to the park? How does the reader know that?
3. Why might the brothers claim to be "Ma's Militia" (80) in Chapter 14, TRENCH?
4. How do you know that the narrator and the bus driver have a sexual encounter? (Provide a quote.)
5. Why might the author share that the narrator remembers an erotic situation in a public pool locker room before viewing the tape the headbanger shares?
6. What "lie" does the narrator assume his brothers think about their futures while standing on the loading dock?
7. What does Manny's dream about kites represent for the brothers and their futures? Provide a quote that shows your reasoning.
8. In Chapter 18, THE NIGHT I AM MADE (subsection: MIDNIGHT), why do Manny and Joel say that the narrator is "...fucked up..." (110)?
9. Why is Manny the first one to come out of the dark to face the headbanger after breaking a window of the headbanger's family camper?
10. How does the narrator deviate from the other brothers when it comes to lying in the hole Paps has dug?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When the brothers are standing on the loading dock toward the end of the novel, the narrator begins to show aggressive and judgmental opinions of his brothers. The narrator does not state thoughts like this until the very end, so it comes as a surprise how angry he is about his brothers' identities and behaviors. Investigate the narrator's thoughts of his brothers and explain why the narrator cracks at the end and has such a drastic change of attitude.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
The three brothers all take turns lying in the hole Paps has dug. Each one has a very disparate experience of what it is like to lie down inside feeling the cold, hard dirt against their backs. How is the narrator's experience different from the other brothers? What does the narrator's state of mind say about his character in contrast to his brothers?
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