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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. With whom does the narrator hope to go to the dump with in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) Dona Maria.
(b) Dona Alicia.
(c) Dona Cuquita.
(d) Dona Bone.

2. Why were the protagonist's aunt and uncle sent away in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?
(a) They were caught stealing.
(b) They contracted polio.
(c) They contracted tuberculosis.
(d) They were illegal immigrants.

3. 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) 92.
(c) 26.
(d) 12.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the narrator say Dona Maria decided to buy something for her children in "The Night Before Christmas"?

2. What does the narrator describe the teacher using to check for lice in "It's That It Hurts"?

3. 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"?

4. What does the narrator's father want him to be when he grows up in "It's That It Hurts"?

5. What is printed on the arch over the gate to the cemetery described by the narrator in "It's That It Hurts"?

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