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

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 sons she had to use "cooing words" (17).
(d) Ma states that with her older son she had to punish them more.

3. At the start of Chapter 6, US PROPER, what do the three brothers create by stacking up on one another's shoulders?
(a) "[A] woman" (24).
(b) "[B]urglars" (25).
(c) "[A] ladder" (24).
(d) The "Three Musketeers" (24).

4. At the start of Chapter 9, TALK TO ME, what does Ma cut her fingertip on?
(a) A metal toy.
(b) The edge of a soup can.
(c) A piece of glass.
(d) A broken beer bottle.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the start of the narrative, what age does the narrator turn?

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

3. On the last page of Chapter 11, NIGHT WATCH, what is Paps sad/worried about?

4. What does the narrator hope Paps and Ma will do after the brothers' hide from them in Chapter 10, YOU BETTER COME?

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

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