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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) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Nine.

2. In describing the cemetery in "It's That It Hurts," the narrator notes that it looks nothing like the one where?
(a) In Arkansas.
(b) In Oklahoma.
(c) In Minnesota.
(d) In Texas.

3. What does the woman tell the children to watch out for as they cross the bridge in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) River trolls.
(b) The train.
(c) Passing cars.
(d) Snakes.

4. What does the protagonist ask his mother to iron for him in "First Communion"?
(a) His pants.
(b) His jacket.
(c) His shirt.
(d) His tie.

5. What does the woman tell the dump man to say if he comes to see what they are doing in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) That they are looking for a lost jacket.
(b) That they are looking for food.
(c) That they are looking for second-hand clothing.
(d) That they came to throw away some stuff.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the protagonist's father afflicted with in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?

2. How old is the grandson that visits in "A Stroke Left the Grandfather Paralyzed..."?

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

4. What does Dad describe the women picking lice as looking like in "It's That It Hurts"?

5. How does the narrator describe the roads in the cemetery in "It's That It Hurts"?

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