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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 the word "rappel" most likely mean on Page 25?
(a) "Descend."
(b) "Rise."
(c) "Assimilate."
(d) "Ascend."

2. How does Ma describe the difference between loving younger sons to older ones?
(a) Ma states that with her older sons she no longer had to "shy away" (17).
(b) Ma states that with her older sons she had to "meet taught with tough" (17).
(c) Ma states that with her older son she had to punish them more.
(d) Ma states that with her older sons she had to use "cooing words" (17).

3. What kind of accent does Old Man have?
(a) French accent.
(b) Missouri accent.
(c) Spanish accent.
(d) Southern accent.

4. What do Paps and Ma do in the bathroom as described on Page 48?
(a) Kiss and dance.
(b) Give each other massages.
(c) Fight over where the brothers are hiding.
(d) Have sex.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ma respond to Paps worries at the end of Chapter 11, NIGHT WATCH?

2. What happens when Ma crawls down into the hole and lies down in Chapter 14, TRENCH?

3. How does the narrator know Paps and Ma are fighting when Paps returns home in Chapter 9, TALK TO ME?

4. What does Lina call Ma after arriving at the narrator's house?

5. After reading Chapter 1, WE WANTED MORE, what point of view is the novel being told from?

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