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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Until how late do the workers in the fields try to stay working until in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?
(a) 3:00.
(b) 4:00.
(c) 6:00.
(d) 5:00.

2. Where does the son tell his father that the working conditions were always better in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) Out west.
(b) Up north.
(c) Down south.
(d) Overseas.

3. What did Don Laito and Dona Bone try to make him steal when he was living with them in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) A pocket watch.
(b) A cat.
(c) A sack of flour.
(d) A gold ring.

4. What does the narrator describe the teacher using to check for lice in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) A popsicle stick.
(b) A pencil.
(c) Tweezers.
(d) A ruler.

5. 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"?
(a) Hate and anger.
(b) Happiness and peace.
(c) Isolation.
(d) Grief and sorrow.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator describe the cemetery as looking like in "It's That It Hurts"?

3. What word from "It's That It Hurts" refers to a white person from an English-speaking country?

4. Why were the protagonist's aunt and uncle sent away in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?

5. What weapon does the boss take out to scare the migrant workers from taking water in the tank in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

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