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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Children Couldn't Wait".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does one migrant worker say the boss looks like now in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) A beggar.
(b) A banker.
(c) A woman.
(d) A butcher.

2. What does the boss turn to after the incident at the water tank in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Smoking cigarettes.
(c) Pills.
(d) Therapy.

3. The does the narrator say the central figure in "The Lost Year" does when his mind goes blank?
(a) He sings a tune.
(b) He goes to sleep.
(c) He writes poetry.
(d) He calls his father.

4. What happens to the boy at the water tank when the boss attempts to scare the migrants away in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) He is shot in the head.
(b) He is crushed by the tank.
(c) He is shot in the shoulder.
(d) He is shot in the foot.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the boss attempt suicide in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

2. What does the boy tell his father he will do in order to sneak water from the tank in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

3. For how long does the woman say she has not heard from her son in "She Had Fallen Asleep..."?

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

5. What actually happens to the water every night in "What His Mother Never Knew..."?

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