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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Quote and Chapters 1, WE WANTED MORE - Chapter 4, SEVEN.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ma break after seeing her face all bruised and swollen in the mirror?
(a) A brass-handled mirror.
(b) A clock on the cold tile floor.
(c) A chair over Paps' head.
(d) A plate against the wall.

2. What does the last line in the Quote before the Title Page say about how boys should be treated?
(a) Boys are smart and wild.
(b) Boys need to be punished when they disobey.
(c) Boys should be bonded with many chains.
(d) Boys are wild beasts and hard to manage.

3. At the start of the narrative, what age does the narrator turn?
(a) The narrator does not have a birthday.
(b) 8.
(c) 14.
(d) 7.

4. What tool do the boys use to smash the tomatoes?
(a) A mallet.
(b) A big rock.
(c) A hammer.
(d) A stick.

5. What does the narrator believe Paps is really doing when he punishes his sons?
(a) Taking his anger out on his sons instead of Ma.
(b) The narrator believes Paps is so drunk he does not know what he is doing.
(c) Giving them an awakening.
(d) Preparing them to be strong to fight other boys.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What explanation does Paps say to his sons about Ma's swollen purple cheeks?

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

4. Why are grocery stores and banks closed when Ma takes her sons to run errands?

5. Why do the brothers have to be quiet in the mornings?

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