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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. At what shrines does the mother claim she has made promises in "A Prayer"?
(a) The Virgen de Fatima and the Virgen de Andrea.
(b) The Virgen de Zapopan and the Virgen de Jalisco.
(c) The San Juan del Valle and the Virgen de la Leche.
(d) The Virgen de San Juan and the Virgen de Guadalupe.

2. In describing the cemetery in "It's That It Hurts," the narrator notes that it looks nothing like the one where?
(a) In Minnesota.
(b) In Texas.
(c) In Arkansas.
(d) In Oklahoma.

3. Whose son was pierced by a bullet in "A Prayer"?
(a) Dona Bone's son.
(b) Dona Maria's son.
(c) Dona Virginia's son.
(d) Dona Andrea's son.

4. The narrator in "It's That It Hurts" says that in the first fight he had at school he got scared for what reason?
(a) Because he gave the boy a bloody nose.
(b) Because he felt himself falling into rage.
(c) Because everything happened so fast.
(d) Because everything happened so slow.

5. 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 he is relieving himself.
(b) Pretend to take water to the cattle.
(c) Connect a hose to the tank.
(d) Pretend he is having a heat stroke.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Utah describe as being in "Comadre, Do You All Plan to Go to Utah?"

3. What does the woman tell the children to use to turn over trash at the dump in "It's That It Hurts"?

4. What weapon does the boss take out to scare the migrant workers from taking water in the tank 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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