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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 "The Children Couldn't Wait" describes the time of year as being the beginning of what month?
(a) August.
(b) March.
(c) July.
(d) April.

2. Where does the narrator describe Dad coming home from in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) The bank.
(b) The shopping center.
(c) The fields.
(d) The church.

3. 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) Connect a hose to the tank.
(d) Pretend he is relieving himself.

4. From where does the mother pray her son will return safe and sound in "A Prayer"?
(a) Germany.
(b) Korea.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) China.

5. 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 took his father's job.
(b) Because they are smelly.
(c) Because they steal.
(d) Because they are illegal.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator describe the cemetery as looking like in "It's That It Hurts"?

3. Where does the protagonist of "What His Mother Never Knew..." leave a glass of water every night?

4. Where does the narrator say he prefers to stay rather than going to school in "It's That It Hurts"?

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

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