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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. 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"?
(a) Because the cattle need the water.
(b) Because he needs the water for his crops.
(c) Because they are not on contract.
(d) Because the water is unsanitary.

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"?
(a) A dagger.
(b) A rock.
(c) A pistol.
(d) A rifle.

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

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

5. For how long does the woman say she has not heard from her son in "She Had Fallen Asleep..."?
(a) Two months.
(b) Three months.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Six weeks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the narrator of "The Lost Year" say it always begins for the central figure?

3. What does the protagonist's mother in "What His Mother Never Knew..." believe happens to the water?

4. What does the boss turn to after the incident at the water tank in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

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

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