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

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 pistol.
(b) A rifle.
(c) A rock.
(d) A dagger.

3. With whom does the narrator hope to go to the dump with in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) Dona Bone.
(b) Dona Alicia.
(c) Dona Maria.
(d) Dona Cuquita.

4. What does the narrator's father want him to be when he grows up in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) A telephone operator.
(b) A banker.
(c) A cotton farmer.
(d) A teacher.

5. Who does the central figure of "The Lost Year" realize is calling his name?
(a) Himself.
(b) His brother.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The narrator in "It's That It Hurts" says that in the first fight he had at school he got scared for what reason?

4. What does the narrator say the janitor used to scare him with during the fight in "It's That It Hurts"?

5. How does the narrator describe the roads in the cemetery in "It's That It Hurts"?

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