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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. How does the boss attempt suicide in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) By overdosing on pills.
(b) By slitting his wrists.
(c) By hanging.
(d) By jumping from a tree.
2. What is printed on the arch over the gate to the cemetery described by the narrator in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) Rose Hill Cemetery.
(b) In heaven's arms.
(c) Don't forget me.
(d) Rest in peace.
3. What does the woman imply the dump man likes to keep in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) Old newspapers.
(b) Cats.
(c) Nature magazines.
(d) Pornographic magazines.
4. Who does the central figure of "The Lost Year" realize is calling his name?
(a) His brother.
(b) His father.
(c) Himself.
(d) His mother.
5. When does the boy in "What His Mother Never Knew..." decide he will tell his mother the truth?
(a) Whe he is grown up.
(b) In the morning.
(c) On his twelfth birthday.
(d) When his father gets home.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where has the narrator just been in a fight at the school in "It's That It Hurts"?
2. From what narrative point of view is "What His Mother Never Knew..." related?
3. The narrator in "It's That It Hurts" says that he thinks it all started when he got what?
4. Where does the narrator describe Dad coming home from in "It's That It Hurts"?
5. From where does the mother pray her son will return safe and sound in "A Prayer"?
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