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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. 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) Juan.
(c) Ramiro.
(d) Rico.

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

3. What does the protagonist's mother in "What His Mother Never Knew..." believe happens to the water?
(a) Her son drinks it.
(b) It evaporates.
(c) The spirits drink it.
(d) The cat drinks it.

4. 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"?
(a) Fridays.
(b) Mondays.
(c) Saturdays.
(d) Sundays.

5. Why does the boss not immediately stop the workers from taking water from the tank when he catches on to their method in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) So he can arrest the workers for theft.
(b) So he can get away with not paying them after the work is done.
(c) Because he wants the workers to take the water.
(d) So he can kill the workers when the right time comes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator describe Dad coming home from in "It's That It Hurts"?

2. 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"?

3. What does the woman imply the dump man likes to keep in "It's That It Hurts"?

4. How does the narrator of "The Lost Year" say it always begins for the central figure?

5. Whose eyes does the mother ask to be covered in "A Prayer"?

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