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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Dona Bone's real name, according to the narrator in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) Dona Ramiro.
(b) Dona Julio.
(c) Dona Andreas.
(d) Dona Bonifacia.

2. Where has the narrator just been in a fight at the school in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) On the playground.
(b) In the cafeteria.
(c) In a classroom.
(d) In the restroom.

3. What word from "It's That It Hurts" refers to a white person from an English-speaking country?
(a) Comadre.
(b) Chicano.
(c) Albino.
(d) Gringo.

4. Where does the protagonist witness a couple copulating in "First Communion"?
(a) At the cleaners.
(b) In an apartment building.
(c) In a field.
(d) Inside the church.

5. What does the woman tell the children to use to turn over trash at the dump in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) A rake.
(b) A long stick.
(c) A poker rod.
(d) A shovel.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator's father says that who has to be on their toes in "Why Do Y'all Go to School So Much?"

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

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

4. What does the boy tell his father he will do in order to sneak water from the tank in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

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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