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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. The narrator in "It's That It Hurts" says that he thinks it all started when he got what?
(a) Slapped across the face by the teacher.
(b) Happy and content at the same time.
(c) Drunk in class.
(d) Angry and embarrassed at the same time.

2. The does the narrator say the central figure in "The Lost Year" does when his mind goes blank?
(a) He sings a tune.
(b) He writes poetry.
(c) He calls his father.
(d) He goes to sleep.

3. What does the narrator describe the cemetery as looking like in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) A desert.
(b) A dust field.
(c) A beet field.
(d) A golf course.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is printed on the arch over the gate to the cemetery described by the narrator in "It's That It Hurts"?

3. The narrator in "The Children Couldn't Wait" describes the time of year as being the beginning of what month?

4. From what narrative point of view is "It's That It Hurts" related?

5. How does the narrator describe the roads in the cemetery in "It's That It Hurts"?

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