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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 does the narrator say the janitor used to scare him with during the fight in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) A broom.
(b) A ruler.
(c) A rake.
(d) A mop.

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

3. 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) Fridays.
(b) Saturdays.
(c) Sundays.
(d) Mondays.

4. Dona Maria tells her children that in Mexico, Santa does not bring presents. Who does instead?
(a) Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
(b) The Three Wise Men.
(c) Jesus Christ.
(d) The Virgin Mary.

5. 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) Slapped across the face by the teacher.
(c) Angry and embarrassed at the same time.
(d) Drunk in class.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is the grandson that visits in "A Stroke Left the Grandfather Paralyzed..."?

3. How old is the boy that becomes sick in the fields at 4:00 in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?

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

5. The boy who has bullied the narrator in "It's That It Hurts" told him that he did not like Mexicans for what reason?

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