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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jimmie's companion say he would ask for if he should ever meet God?
(a) A nice house and a million dollars.
(b) A million dollars and a bottle of beer.
(c) Food, clothing, and shelter.
(d) A job.

2. During the fight between Mudder and Fader in Chapter 3, what sound accompanies the howls, groans, and shrieks?
(a) Maggie's quiet sobbing.
(b) Music from another apartment.
(c) The crash of splintering furniture.
(d) The crash of breaking glass.

3. Which of the following expressions is used in Chapter 3 to describe the old woman?
(a) Gnarled and leathery.
(b) Slender and wiry.
(c) Small and bent.
(d) Large and boisterous.

4. What is Mudder raving about when Jimmie arrives home in Chapter 13?
(a) Jimmie.
(b) Maggie.
(c) The neighbors.
(d) The dirty apartment.

5. When Jimmie grabs Mudder to take her home, what is her response?
(a) She screams.
(b) She goes with Jimmie willingly.
(c) She begins to cry.
(d) She hits Jimmie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pete say about Maggie's shape at the beginning of Chapter 6?

2. What animal does Chapter 4 compare Jimmie with as he drives?

3. Who does Maggie wish she could talk to about Pete?

4. How do the men staring at Maggie make her feel?

5. Who breaks up the street fight between the two groups of boys?

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