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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 always happens when the central figure of "The Lost Year" turns see who is calling his name?
(a) He turns to find his father staring at him.
(b) He hears the sound of the ocean calling out to him.
(c) He falls down a breaks his ankle.
(d) He makes a complete turn and ends up in the same place.

2. The boy who has bullied the narrator in "It's That It Hurts" told him that he did not like Mexicans for what reason?
(a) Because they are smelly.
(b) Because they took his father's job.
(c) Because they are illegal.
(d) Because they steal.

3. What does the mother say she will give in exchange for her son's life in "A Prayer"?
(a) Her own life.
(b) Her devotion.
(c) Her daughter's life.
(d) Her husband's life.

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

5. How does the narrator describe the roads in the cemetery in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) All dirt.
(b) All wooden.
(c) All brick-laid.
(d) All paved.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator describe the teacher using to check for lice in "It's That It Hurts"?

3. The narrator's father says that who has to be on their toes in "Why Do Y'all Go to School So Much?"

4. What has are the repercussions for the protagonist for having hit a boy in "It's That It Hurts"?

5. What does the woman tell the dump man to say if he comes to see what they are doing in "It's That It Hurts"?

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