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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of car does the narrator describe Don Laito and Dona Bone as having in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) A Chevy truck.
(b) A Corvette.
(c) A Model-T.
(d) A Jeep.

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

3. The narrator in "It's That It Hurts" says that he thinks it all started when he got what?
(a) Angry and embarrassed at the same time.
(b) Drunk in class.
(c) Happy and content at the same time.
(d) Slapped across the face by the teacher.

4. 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"?
(a) Where.
(b) How.
(c) What.
(d) Why.

5. What does the boss turn to after the incident at the water tank in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) Therapy.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Pills.
(d) Smoking cigarettes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the "wetback" in "Hand in His Pocket"?

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

3. Where does the protagonist run when he leaves his home after the communion in "First Communion"?

4. Why does the boss not like the idea of the migrant workers taking time to drink from the water tank in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

5. What does the protagonist ask his mother to iron for him in "First Communion"?

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