Punching Bag Chapter 34 - (Questions)

What does Sam ask at the beginning of the passage?

• If they want to come

• If they are ready

• If they are hungry

• If they are tired.

What does the narrator want to talk about with Mom?

• School

• Everything

• Friends

• Work

Fill in the blank: 'I don't know of any parents who chop off their kid's hair with ______.'

• scissors

• a knife

• a razor

• clippers

Fill in the blank: 'Aren't you tired?' I ask. 'I'm ______.'

• exhausted

• sleepy

• tired

• awake

Fill in the blank: 'I take a deep ______.'

• breath

• sigh

• pause

• look

What does the narrator's sister do with her lips?

• Smiles

• Frowns

• Presses them together

• Bites them

Why does the narrator mention Marisa?

• To remind their mom of a past event

• To introduce a new character

• To change the subject

• To ask for advice

Fill in the blank: The narrator feels stuck because they have been dealing with the same issue for ____.

• five years

• ten years

• fifteen years

• twenty years

Fill in the blank: The narrator's mom stares off into the living room as if she's staring into ____.

• a mirror

• the cosmos

• a painting

• a window

What does the narrator feel when their mom moves forward?

• Relief

• Fear

• Joy

• Indifference