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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the protagonist's father when he began helping his father plant corn in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Nine.
(c) Five.
(d) Seven.

2. From what narrative point of view is "First Communion" related?
(a) Third person.
(b) Fourth person.
(c) First person.
(d) Second person.

3. For how long does the narrator say he had to live with Don Laito and Dona Bone until school ended in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) Three days.
(b) One month.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Two weeks.

4. How does the narrator describe the heat having set in, in the opening of "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) Suddenly.
(b) With gusto.
(c) With severity.
(d) Gradually.

5. From what narrative point of view is "It's That It Hurts" related?
(a) Third person.
(b) Fourth person.
(c) First person.
(d) Second person.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the narrator describe the meat that Dona Bone served him for dinner in "Hand in His Pocket"?

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

4. What does the woman tell the children to use to turn over trash at the dump in "It's That It Hurts"?

5. What does the narrator say Don Laito began wearing that belonged to the "wetback" in "Hand in His Pocket"?

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