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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Portrait".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was frying eggs when the fire broke out in "The Little Burnt Victims"?
(a) Raulito.
(b) Enrico.
(c) Julio.
(d) Juan.

2. Where is the man from that Ramon's girlfriend is supposedly cheating on him with in "Out"?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Minnesota.

3. What does the protagonist's mother say she has given is father all day in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?
(a) Lemonade.
(b) Chicken broth.
(c) Milk.
(d) Water.

4. Why does the protagonist's mother in "What His Mother Never Knew..." leave water in his room?
(a) In case he is thirsty during the night.
(b) For the dog.
(c) For the cat.
(d) For spirits.

5. The narrator's father says that who has to be on their toes in "Why Do Y'all Go to School So Much?"
(a) The women.
(b) The children.
(c) The poor.
(d) The ones higher up.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the portrait salesman say it will take to deliver an inlaid, enlarged and framed portrait in "The Portrait"?

2. In describing the cemetery in "It's That It Hurts," the narrator notes that it looks nothing like the one where?

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

4. Where does the son tell his father that the working conditions were always better in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

5. What is the name of the woman's son who has been listed as MIA in "She Had Fallen Asleep..."?

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