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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the boss do when the narrator's father told him what the narrator will be when he grows up in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) He frowned.
(b) He laughed.
(c) He walked away.
(d) He congratulated him.

2. How old is the grandson that visits in "A Stroke Left the Grandfather Paralyzed..."?
(a) 25.
(b) 20.
(c) 16.
(d) 10.

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

4. When the narrator left the home of Don Laito and Dona Bone with his family, they told him not to say anything or they would do what in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Kill his siblings.
(c) Kill his parents.
(d) Call the police.

5. How does the narrator describe the roads in the cemetery in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) All wooden.
(b) All dirt.
(c) All brick-laid.
(d) All paved.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say he never saw Don Laito or Dona Bone doing in "Hand in His Pocket"?

2. What does the narrator describe the protagonist feeling when he saw his mother crying for his uncle and aunt in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?

3. The narrator in "It's That It Hurts" says that he thinks it all started when he got what?

4. What is the name of the woman's son who has been listed as MIA in "She Had Fallen Asleep..."?

5. 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"?

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