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

2. What actually happens to the water every night in "What His Mother Never Knew..."?
(a) The cat drinks it.
(b) It evaporates.
(c) The boy drinks it.
(d) The spirits drink it.

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

4. What does the protagonist's mother in "What His Mother Never Knew..." believe happens to the water?
(a) Her son drinks it.
(b) It evaporates.
(c) The spirits drink it.
(d) The cat drinks it.

5. Where does the protagonist of "What His Mother Never Knew..." leave a glass of water every night?
(a) Under his bed.
(b) On a bookshelf.
(c) On the bedside table.
(d) On the kitchen table.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens when the central figure of "The Lost Year" begins to think everything is clearing up?

3. Why does the protagonist's mother in "What His Mother Never Knew..." leave water in his room?

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

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

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