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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. From what narrative point of view is "What His Mother Never Knew..." related?
(a) First person.
(b) Second person.
(c) Third person.
(d) Fourth person.

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

4. Where does Dona Maria's husband say she got lost downtown in Minnesota in "The Night Before Christmas"?
(a) Malvern.
(b) Texarkana.
(c) Anderson.
(d) Wilmar.

5. What color shoes does the man from San Antonio wear in "Out"?
(a) White.
(b) Orange.
(c) Black.
(d) Gray.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is the prayer addressed in "A Prayer"?

2. What word resounds to the protagonist as he carries his little brother to the house after he collapsed in the fields in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?

3. Why does the narrator say he did not sleep the first night at Don Laito and Dona Bone's home in "Hand in His Pocket"?

4. Dona Maria tells her children that in Mexico, Santa does not bring presents. Who does instead?

5. At what time do the field workers see smoke rising from the farm in "The Little Burnt Victims"?

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