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

2. The narrator in "The Children Couldn't Wait" describes the time of year as being the beginning of what month?
(a) August.
(b) July.
(c) April.
(d) March.

3. How does the narrator of "The Lost Year" say it always begins for the central figure?
(a) With a shadow.
(b) With a dream.
(c) With the wind.
(d) With a song.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From what narrative point of view is "What His Mother Never Knew..." related?

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

4. What weapon does the boss take out to scare the migrant workers from taking water in the tank in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

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

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