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

2. What is the water tank that the migrants take water from intended for in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) The laborers.
(b) The children.
(c) The cattle.
(d) The crops.

3. What did the boss do when the narrator's father told him what the narrator will be when he grows up in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) He frowned.
(b) He congratulated him.
(c) He walked away.
(d) He laughed.

4. What happens to the boy at the water tank when the boss attempts to scare the migrants away in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) He is crushed by the tank.
(b) He is shot in the foot.
(c) He is shot in the head.
(d) He is shot in the shoulder.

5. What does the woman imply the dump man likes to keep in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) Nature magazines.
(b) Old newspapers.
(c) Cats.
(d) Pornographic magazines.

Short Answer Questions

1. The mother claims her son wears a medallion of what saint in "A Prayer"?

2. Why does the responder say no when asked if he plans to go to Utah in "Comadre, Do You All Plan to Go to Utah?"

3. For how long does the woman say she has not heard from her son in "She Had Fallen Asleep..."?

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

5. What does the protagonist's mother in "What His Mother Never Knew..." believe happens to the water?

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