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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. How many hours a day does Dona Maria's husband work in "The Night Before Christmas"?
(a) Almost 13 hours a day.
(b) Almost 10 hours a day.
(c) Almost 15 hours a day.
(d) Almost 18 hours a day.

2. What does the narrator describe the protagonist feeling when he saw his mother crying for his uncle and aunt in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?
(a) Hate and anger.
(b) Happiness and peace.
(c) Isolation.
(d) Grief and sorrow.

3. The narrator in "It's That It Hurts" says that he thinks it all started when he got what?
(a) Happy and content at the same time.
(b) Angry and embarrassed at the same time.
(c) Drunk in class.
(d) Slapped across the face by the teacher.

4. What does the woman tell the dump man to say if he comes to see what they are doing in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) That they are looking for second-hand clothing.
(b) That they are looking for food.
(c) That they are looking for a lost jacket.
(d) That they came to throw away some stuff.

5. What does the woman imply the dump man likes to keep in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) Pornographic magazines.
(b) Cats.
(c) Old newspapers.
(d) Nature magazines.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the woman tell the children to watch out for as they cross the bridge in "It's That It Hurts"?

2. Dona Maria tells her children that in Mexico, Santa does not bring presents. Who does instead?

3. Until how late do the workers in the fields try to stay working until in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?

4. Where does the narrator describe his family as staying in "It's That It Hurts"?

5. 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?

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