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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Hand in His Pocket".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When describing the first fight he ever had at school in "It's That It Hurts," the narrator says that they started pushing him toward whom?
(a) Ramiro.
(b) Julio.
(c) Rico.
(d) Juan.

2. 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 Virgen de San Juan and the Virgen de Guadalupe.
(d) The San Juan del Valle and the Virgen de la Leche.

3. Why does the protagonist's mother in "What His Mother Never Knew..." leave water in his room?
(a) For the dog.
(b) For the cat.
(c) For spirits.
(d) In case he is thirsty during the night.

4. How does the boss attempt suicide in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) By overdosing on pills.
(b) By jumping from a tree.
(c) By hanging.
(d) By slitting his wrists.

5. Where does the narrator describe his family as staying in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) The west.
(b) The east.
(c) The north.
(d) The south.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the boss turn to after the incident at the water tank in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

2. Whose son was pierced by a bullet in "A Prayer"?

3. Where does the narrator describe Dad coming home from in "It's That It Hurts"?

4. Where is the water tank that the migrant workers sneak water from in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

5. What does the narrator say Don Laito began wearing that belonged to the "wetback" in "Hand in His Pocket"?

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