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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 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 crushed by the tank.
(b) He is shot in the shoulder.
(c) He is shot in the foot.
(d) He is shot in the head.

2. From what narrative perspective is "The Lost Year" related?
(a) Fourth person.
(b) Second person.
(c) First Person.
(d) Third person.

3. How does the narrator describe the heat having set in, in the opening of "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) With severity.
(b) Suddenly.
(c) Gradually.
(d) With gusto.

4. Where does the son tell his father that the working conditions were always better in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) Overseas.
(b) Down south.
(c) Up north.
(d) Out west.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator in "The Children Couldn't Wait" describes the time of year as being the beginning of what month?

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"?

3. What always happens when the central figure of "The Lost Year" turns see who is calling his name?

4. Why does the boss not like the idea of the migrant workers taking time to drink from the water tank in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

5. Where is the water tank that the migrant workers sneak water from in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

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