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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. 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 are smelly.
(b) Because they steal.
(c) Because they took his father's job.
(d) Because they are illegal.

2. 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 foot.
(c) He is shot in the head.
(d) He is shot in the shoulder.

3. What has are the repercussions for the protagonist for having hit a boy in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) He is grounded.
(b) He is expelled from school.
(c) He is suspended from school.
(d) He is spanked at school.

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

5. What does the narrator describe the cemetery as looking like in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) A dust field.
(b) A beet field.
(c) A desert.
(d) A golf course.

Short Answer Questions

1. The does the narrator say the central figure in "The Lost Year" does when his mind goes blank?

2. What does the person praying ask to protect her son from in "A Prayer"?

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

4. What does one migrant worker say the boss looks like now in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

5. What of her son's does the mother claim she still keeps in "A Prayer"?

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