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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. 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?
(a) Juan.
(b) Julio.
(c) Ramiro.
(d) Rico.

2. When does the narrator say Dona Maria decided to buy something for her children in "The Night Before Christmas"?
(a) One week before Christmas.
(b) Three days before Christmas.
(c) Two days before Christmas.
(d) On Christmas Eve.

3. How does the narrator describe the roads in the cemetery in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) All dirt.
(b) All brick-laid.
(c) All wooden.
(d) All paved.

4. How many different sounds does the narrator say he heard the last time he lay in the grass at the cemetery in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 26.
(d) 92.

5. Where up north does Dona Maria's family go yearly in "The Night Before Christmas"?
(a) Vermont.
(b) Idaho.
(c) Wisconsin.
(d) Indiana.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were the protagonist's aunt and uncle sent away in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?

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

3. From what narrative point of view is "It's That It Hurts" related?

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

5. What word resounds to the protagonist as he carries his little brother to the house after he collapsed in the fields in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?

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