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

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

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?
(a) Because everything happened so slow.
(b) Because he gave the boy a bloody nose.
(c) Because everything happened so fast.
(d) Because he felt himself falling into rage.

4. What word from "It's That It Hurts" refers to a white person from an English-speaking country?
(a) Chicano.
(b) Albino.
(c) Gringo.
(d) Comadre.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where have the protagonist's aunt and uncle been sent in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?

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

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

4. Where does the narrator describe Dad coming home from in "It's That It Hurts"?

5. The narrator's father says that who has to be on their toes in "Why Do Y'all Go to School So Much?"

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