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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 describe the cemetery as looking like in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) A golf course.
(b) A desert.
(c) A dust field.
(d) A beet field.

2. What does the woman imply the dump man likes to keep in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) Old newspapers.
(b) Cats.
(c) Pornographic magazines.
(d) Nature magazines.

3. Where does the narrator describe being taken first at a new school in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) The janitor's closet.
(b) The principal's office.
(c) The school nurse.
(d) The school counselor.

4. What does the narrator describe the teacher using to check for lice in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) A popsicle stick.
(b) A pencil.
(c) A ruler.
(d) Tweezers.

5. What does the woman tell the children to watch out for as they cross the bridge in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) Passing cars.
(b) Snakes.
(c) River trolls.
(d) The train.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does the narrator hope to go to the dump with in "It's That It Hurts"?

2. 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"?

3. Until how late do the workers in the fields try to stay working until in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?

4. What does the narrator say the janitor used to scare him with during the fight in "It's That It Hurts"?

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

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