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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "It's That It Hurts".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom is the prayer addressed in "A Prayer"?
(a) Hare Krishna.
(b) Buddha.
(c) Jesus Christ.
(d) Zeus.

2. From where does the mother pray her son will return safe and sound in "A Prayer"?
(a) Germany.
(b) Korea.
(c) China.
(d) Vietnam.

3. What does the boy tell his father he will do in order to sneak water from the tank in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) Pretend he is having a heat stroke.
(b) Connect a hose to the tank.
(c) Pretend to take water to the cattle.
(d) Pretend he is relieving himself.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has are the repercussions for the protagonist for having hit a boy in "It's That It Hurts"?

2. Where has the narrator just been in a fight at the school in "It's That It Hurts"?

3. How does the narrator describe the heat having set in, in the opening of "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

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

5. Why does the responder say no when asked if he plans to go to Utah in "Comadre, Do You All Plan to Go to Utah?"

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