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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far is downtown from Dona Maria's home in "The Night Before Christmas"?
(a) Two blocks.
(b) Six blocks.
(c) Three blocks.
(d) Two miles.

2. Where is the water tank that the migrant workers sneak water from in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) Attached to the farmhouse.
(b) In the center of the field.
(c) On a sandy knoll.
(d) At the edge of the furrow.

3. When does the boy in "What His Mother Never Knew..." decide he will tell his mother the truth?
(a) In the morning.
(b) Whe he is grown up.
(c) When his father gets home.
(d) On his twelfth birthday.

4. Where does the protagonist witness a couple copulating in "First Communion"?
(a) At the cleaners.
(b) In an apartment building.
(c) In a field.
(d) Inside the church.

5. Where did the protagonist of "First Communion" burn himself on hot coals?
(a) His calf.
(b) His finger.
(c) His torso.
(d) His arm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say Don Laito began wearing that belonged to the "wetback" in "Hand in His Pocket"?

2. What does the narrator say Don Laito and Dona Bone were in "Hand in His Pocket"?

3. Why does the boss not immediately stop the workers from taking water from the tank when he catches on to their method in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

4. What is the water tank that the migrants take water from intended for in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

5. On the night described in "A Silvery Night," the narrator notes that everything was almost clear and it smelled like what?

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