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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. Why does Ma most likely call the truck, "that truck" instead of "the truck"?
(a) Because it is old and rickety and will most likely break down.
(b) Because Paps tells Ma that it is his truck, and Ma cannot drive it.
(c) Because Paps buys the truck without telling her, and it has no seats for the brothers.
(d) Because the family has not paid for all of it.

2. Why do the brothers have to get up quickly and leave Paps' work in Chapter 11, NIGHT WATCH?
(a) Because Paps' is late to his second job.
(b) Because Paps' shift is over.
(c) Because Paps' co-worker shows up to take over.
(d) Because Paps' does not want them to see him cheating on Ma.

3. How does Ma feel about the phone ringing in Chapter 9, TALK TO ME?
(a) Annoyed.
(b) Happy.
(c) She shows no emotion.
(d) Scared.

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

5. Where has Ma seen the "most water she ever saw in one place" (19)?
(a) In California in giant public swimming pools, where she swam in the summer.
(b) In Brooklyn after it rained and puddles gathered on the sides of the street.
(c) In upstate New York after the snow melted.
(d) In Brooklyn when men opened a johnny pump and water rushed forth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What food do the brothers find in Ma's purse at the park?

3. What does Paps do when Ma yells at him, "This fucking big-dick truck" (64)?

4. What does Paps do at the start of Chapter 13, DUCKS?

5. When the family car breaks down in the rain, what does Paps use to protect the brothers?

(see the answer key)

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