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

2. What of her son's does the mother claim she still keeps in "A Prayer"?
(a) His diary.
(b) His paintings.
(c) His letters.
(d) His toys.

3. What does the narrator say the janitor used to scare him with during the fight in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) A mop.
(b) A broom.
(c) A ruler.
(d) A rake.

4. Where does the narrator say he was placed in the classroom in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) In the middle.
(b) In the teacher's desk.
(c) In the corner.
(d) In the front row.

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"?
(a) Pretend to take water to the cattle.
(b) Pretend he is having a heat stroke.
(c) Pretend he is relieving himself.
(d) Connect a hose to the tank.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator describe being taken first at a new school in "It's That It Hurts"?

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

3. On what day of the week does the narrator describe the ladies picking lice from each other's heads by the chicken coop in "It's That It Hurts"?

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

5. What happens to the boy at the water tank when the boss attempts to scare the migrants away in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

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