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

2. How does the narrator describe the meat that Dona Bone served him for dinner in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) Succulent.
(b) Delicious.
(c) Tender.
(d) Green.

3. What is Don Laito's real name, according to the narrator in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) Don Hilario.
(b) Don Julio.
(c) Don Marquez.
(d) Don Ramiro.

4. For how long does the narrator say he had to live with Don Laito and Dona Bone until school ended in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Three days.
(d) One month.

5. What does Dad describe the women picking lice as looking like in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) Chickens in a pen.
(b) Parrots in the zoo.
(c) Pigs on a farm.
(d) Monkeys in the zoo.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does the narrator hope to go to the dump with in "It's That It Hurts"?

2. What does one migrant worker say the boss looks like now in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

3. Why does the boss not immediately stop the workers from taking water from the tank when he catches on to their method in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

4. What always happens when the central figure of "The Lost Year" turns see who is calling his name?

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

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