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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. Where does the narrator say he prefers to stay rather than going to school in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) His aunt's house.
(b) The general store.
(c) The church.
(d) The ranch.

2. From what narrative point of view is "It's That It Hurts" related?
(a) Third person.
(b) Second person.
(c) First person.
(d) Fourth person.

3. Where does the narrator say he was placed in the classroom in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) In the corner.
(b) In the middle.
(c) In the teacher's desk.
(d) In the front row.

4. What does Dad describe the women picking lice as looking like in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) Monkeys in the zoo.
(b) Chickens in a pen.
(c) Parrots in the zoo.
(d) Pigs on a farm.

5. How far is downtown from Dona Maria's home in "The Night Before Christmas"?
(a) Two blocks.
(b) Two miles.
(c) Three blocks.
(d) Six blocks.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the narrator describe the cemetery as looking like in "It's That It Hurts"?

5. What did the boss do when the narrator's father told him what the narrator will be when he grows up in "It's That It Hurts"?

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