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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. On what day of the week does the narrator describe the ladies picking lice from each other's heads by the chicken coop in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) Sundays.
(b) Saturdays.
(c) Mondays.
(d) Fridays.

2. Where does Dona Maria plan to go to buy toys for her children in "The Night Before Christmas"?
(a) Fred's.
(b) Kress.
(c) Wal-Mart.
(d) Costco.

3. Where have the protagonist's aunt and uncle been sent in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?
(a) To jail.
(b) To their father's home.
(c) To Mexico.
(d) To sanitariums.

4. What does the woman tell the children to use to turn over trash at the dump in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) A shovel.
(b) A poker rod.
(c) A rake.
(d) A long stick.

5. 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 food.
(b) That they are looking for a lost jacket.
(c) That they are looking for second-hand clothing.
(d) That they came to throw away some stuff.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far is downtown from Dona Maria's home in "The Night Before Christmas"?

2. 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?

3. What does the narrator describe the teacher using to check for lice in "It's That It Hurts"?

4. Who visits on Christmas Eve with a sack of oranges and nuts in "The Night Before Christmas"?

5. What does the woman imply the dump man likes to keep in "It's That It Hurts"?

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