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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When describing the first fight he ever had at school in "It's That It Hurts," the narrator says that they started pushing him toward whom?
(a) Julio.
(b) Rico.
(c) Ramiro.
(d) Juan.

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

3. What happens to the boy at the water tank when the boss attempts to scare the migrants away in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) He is crushed by the tank.
(b) He is shot in the head.
(c) He is shot in the foot.
(d) He is shot in the shoulder.

4. The boy who has bullied the narrator in "It's That It Hurts" told him that he did not like Mexicans for what reason?
(a) Because they took his father's job.
(b) Because they are smelly.
(c) Because they are illegal.
(d) Because they steal.

5. What does the protagonist's mother say she has given is father all day in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?
(a) Water.
(b) Chicken broth.
(c) Milk.
(d) Lemonade.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the narrator describe being taken first at a new school in "It's That It Hurts"?

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

4. What is Don Laito's real name, according to the narrator in "Hand in His Pocket"?

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"?

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