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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Night Before Christmas".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is printed on the arch over the gate to the cemetery described by the narrator in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) In heaven's arms.
(b) Rest in peace.
(c) Rose Hill Cemetery.
(d) Don't forget me.

2. What is the protagonist's father afflicted with in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?
(a) Sunstroke.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Pheumonia.

3. What has are the repercussions for the protagonist for having hit a boy in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) He is spanked at school.
(b) He is suspended from school.
(c) He is expelled from school.
(d) He is grounded.

4. When does the narrator say Dona Maria decided to buy something for her children in "The Night Before Christmas"?
(a) On Christmas Eve.
(b) Two days before Christmas.
(c) One week before Christmas.
(d) Three days before Christmas.

5. What does the narrator describe the teacher using to check for lice in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) A popsicle stick.
(b) Tweezers.
(c) A ruler.
(d) A pencil.

Short Answer Questions

1. When describing the first fight he ever had at school in "It's That It Hurts," the narrator says that they started pushing him toward whom?

2. Why were the protagonist's aunt and uncle sent away in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?

3. The narrator in "It's That It Hurts" says that in the first fight he had at school he got scared for what reason?

4. What is the day of the Reyes Magos, according to the narrator in "The Night Before Christmas"?

5. How old was the protagonist's father when he began helping his father plant corn in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?

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