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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. For how long does the woman say she has not heard from her son in "She Had Fallen Asleep..."?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Two months.
(d) Three months.

2. What weapon does the boss take out to scare the migrant workers from taking water in the tank in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) A rifle.
(b) A dagger.
(c) A rock.
(d) A pistol.

3. 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 front row.
(d) In the teacher's desk.

4. In describing the cemetery in "It's That It Hurts," the narrator notes that it looks nothing like the one where?
(a) In Minnesota.
(b) In Texas.
(c) In Arkansas.
(d) In Oklahoma.

5. The narrator in "It's That It Hurts" says that in the first fight he had at school he got scared for what reason?
(a) Because he gave the boy a bloody nose.
(b) Because he felt himself falling into rage.
(c) Because everything happened so slow.
(d) Because everything happened so fast.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator describe the cemetery as looking like in "It's That It Hurts"?

2. What did the boss do when the narrator's father told him what the narrator will be when he grows up in "It's That It Hurts"?

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

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

5. Where is Utah describe as being in "Comadre, Do You All Plan to Go to Utah?"

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