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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "First Communion".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time is Confession set to take place in "First Communion"?
(a) 6:00 a.m.
(b) 8:00 a.m.
(c) 7:00 a.m.
(d) 9:00 a.m.

2. What happened to the "wetback" in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) He was sent away.
(b) He was murdered.
(c) He was arrested.
(d) He was hanged.

3. How does the narrator describe the meat that Dona Bone served him for dinner in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) Green.
(b) Succulent.
(c) Tender.
(d) Delicious.

4. What is the name of the woman's son who has been listed as MIA in "She Had Fallen Asleep..."?
(a) Julio.
(b) Jorge.
(c) Julianito.
(d) Juan.

5. Why does the boss not immediately stop the workers from taking water from the tank when he catches on to their method in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) So he can arrest the workers for theft.
(b) Because he wants the workers to take the water.
(c) So he can kill the workers when the right time comes.
(d) So he can get away with not paying them after the work is done.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say was about to start in "It Was One Hour Before..."?

2. What word from "It's That It Hurts" refers to a white person from an English-speaking country?

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"?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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