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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "It's That It Hurts".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what shrines does the mother claim she has made promises in "A Prayer"?
(a) The Virgen de Zapopan and the Virgen de Jalisco.
(b) The San Juan del Valle and the Virgen de la Leche.
(c) The Virgen de Fatima and the Virgen de Andrea.
(d) The Virgen de San Juan and the Virgen de Guadalupe.

2. Whose eyes does the mother ask to be covered in "A Prayer"?
(a) The Germans, Russians, and Chinese.
(b) The Communists, Koreans, and Chinese.
(c) The Confederates.
(d) The Americans and the immigration board.

3. 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 pistol.
(b) A rifle.
(c) A rock.
(d) A dagger.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one migrant worker say the boss looks like now in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

2. The narrator in "It's That It Hurts" says that in the first fight he had at school he got scared for what reason?

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

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

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

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