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

2. What does one migrant worker say the boss looks like now in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) A butcher.
(b) A banker.
(c) A beggar.
(d) A woman.

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

4. How does the narrator describe the heat having set in, in the opening of "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) Gradually.
(b) Suddenly.
(c) With gusto.
(d) With severity.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what shrines does the mother claim she has made promises in "A Prayer"?

2. What word from "It's That It Hurts" refers to a white person from an English-speaking country?

3. What does the woman tell the children to watch out for as they cross the bridge in "It's That It Hurts"?

4. What is the water tank that the migrants take water from intended for in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

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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