View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Children Couldn't Wait".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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. When does the boy in "What His Mother Never Knew..." decide he will tell his mother the truth?
(a) On his twelfth birthday.
(b) Whe he is grown up.
(c) In the morning.
(d) When his father gets home.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the son tell his father that the working conditions were always better in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

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

4. What happens to the boy at the water tank when the boss attempts to scare the migrants away 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?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 301 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample