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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9, TALK TO ME - Chapter 12, BIG-DICK TRUCK.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the brothers run their fingers around the empty bowls in Chapter 9, TALK TO ME?
(a) Because there is excess frosting left in the bowls.
(b) Because they are angry all the food is gone.
(c) Because they are curious what the food tastes like.
(d) Because they are so hungry and want all the food there is left.

2. What do the brothers ask strangers to buy them outside the drugstore in Chapter 5, US PROPER?
(a) Cigarettes or whiskey.
(b) Booze and candy.
(c) Gum and cigarettes.
(d) Cigarettes or beer.

3. Why do the brothers have to be quiet in the mornings?
(a) Because they have a new baby brother who is asleep.
(b) Because the neighbors downstairs get angry if they hear noise.
(c) Because Ma is asleep.
(d) Because Paps is asleep.

4. What does Ma wear for the family's first drive in the truck?
(a) Ma refuses to go on the first drive.
(b) A red dress and gold hoop earrings.
(c) A short black skirt with high heels.
(d) Her work boots and a house dress.

5. What does Lina bring with her to the narrator's house?
(a) A message from the boss.
(b) Money.
(c) A pink slip from work.
(d) Groceries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of accent does Old Man have?

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

3. Why is the Chapter 2 called, NEVER-NEVER TIME?

4. How does the narrator know that Ma is delighted when Paps returns at the start of Chapter 10, YOU BETTER COME?

5. When Paps and the brothers return home from Paps' job in Chapter 11, NIGHT WATCH, what are they shouting?

(see the answer key)

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