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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13, DUCKS - Chapter 15, TRASH KITES.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Old Man call the brothers as they eat the vegetables from his garden?
(a) Burglars and orphans.
(b) Animals and locusts.
(c) Stupid and poor.
(d) Animals and orphans.

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

3. Why do the brothers call themselves, "Ma's militia" (80)?
(a) The brothers stand near Ma as she smokes on the porch, so that she does not hurt herself.
(b) The brothers are sitting next to Ma while she sleeps to protect her from Paps.
(c) The brothers believe that they are really in the army and can fight anyone who comes near the house.
(d) The brothers are sitting around the hole to protect Ma from being buried alive.

4. What role does the narrator play in the "magic of God" (25)?
(a) The Father.
(b) God.
(c) The Holy Spirit.
(d) The Son.

5. What does the narrator hope Paps and Ma will do after the brothers' hide from them in Chapter 10, YOU BETTER COME?
(a) Paps will kiss Ma and then hug the brothers.
(b) Dance around the bathroom and never find the brothers.
(c) Leave the bathroom and never fight again.
(d) Find the brothers and embrace them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ma say she has always wanted to visit in Chapter 13, THE DUCKS?

2. Who is Paps listening to the radio when the boys come home after school in Chapter 3, THE HERITAGE (8)?

3. What does Paps declare when the boys approach the hole in Chapter 14, TRENCH?

4. What promise does Paps eventually make to Ma about the truck?

5. How does Ma describe the difference between loving younger sons to older ones?

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