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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. Where does the narrator say he was placed in the classroom in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) In the middle.
(b) In the corner.
(c) In the teacher's desk.
(d) In the front row.

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

3. What always happens when the central figure of "The Lost Year" turns see who is calling his name?
(a) He falls down a breaks his ankle.
(b) He makes a complete turn and ends up in the same place.
(c) He hears the sound of the ocean calling out to him.
(d) He turns to find his father staring at him.

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

5. What of her son's does the mother claim she still keeps in "A Prayer"?
(a) His diary.
(b) His letters.
(c) His paintings.
(d) His toys.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator in "It's That It Hurts" says that he thinks it all started when he got what?

2. With whom does the narrator hope to go to the dump with in "It's That It Hurts"?

3. How does the boss attempt suicide in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

4. From what narrative point of view is "It's That It Hurts" related?

5. How many Sundays does the person praying say they have previously come to pray in "A Prayer"?

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