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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Children Couldn't Wait".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the heat having set in, in the opening of "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) With gusto.
(b) Gradually.
(c) Suddenly.
(d) With severity.

2. Why does the boss not like the idea of the migrant workers taking time to drink from the water tank in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) Because the water is unsanitary.
(b) Because they are not on contract.
(c) Because the cattle need the water.
(d) Because he needs the water for his crops.

3. Why does the protagonist's mother in "What His Mother Never Knew..." leave water in his room?
(a) For the dog.
(b) For spirits.
(c) In case he is thirsty during the night.
(d) For the cat.

4. What weapon does the boss take out to scare the migrant workers from taking water in the tank in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) A rifle.
(b) A dagger.
(c) A pistol.
(d) A rock.

5. What actually happens to the water every night in "What His Mother Never Knew..."?
(a) The boy drinks it.
(b) The cat drinks it.
(c) It evaporates.
(d) The spirits drink it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the central figure of "The Lost Year" realize is calling his name?

2. Where is the water tank that the migrant workers sneak water from in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

3. From what narrative point of view is "What His Mother Never Knew..." related?

4. What does one migrant worker say the boss looks like now in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

5. Where does the son tell his father that the working conditions were always better in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

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