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

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

3. What is the name of the woman's son who has been listed as MIA in "She Had Fallen Asleep..."?
(a) Juan.
(b) Jorge.
(c) Julianito.
(d) Julio.

4. From what narrative point of view is "What His Mother Never Knew..." related?
(a) Fourth person.
(b) First person.
(c) Third person.
(d) Second person.

5. What happens when the central figure of "The Lost Year" begins to think everything is clearing up?
(a) He hears a bell ring.
(b) He leaves to go to school.
(c) He remembers his mother.
(d) He is at a loss for words.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the central figure of "The Lost Year" realize is calling his name?

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

3. 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"?

4. How does the narrator describe the heat having set in, in the opening of "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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