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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. What present does the narrator say Don Laito and Dona Bone brought him at the farm after his stay with them in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) A bracelet.
(b) A compass.
(c) A watch.
(d) A ring.

2. What does the protagonist's mother in "What His Mother Never Knew..." believe happens to the water?
(a) The spirits drink it.
(b) It evaporates.
(c) Her son drinks it.
(d) The cat drinks it.

3. Where has the narrator just been in a fight at the school in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) In the restroom.
(b) In a classroom.
(c) In the cafeteria.
(d) On the playground.

4. What is Dona Bone's real name, according to the narrator in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) Dona Andreas.
(b) Dona Julio.
(c) Dona Ramiro.
(d) Dona Bonifacia.

5. How many different sounds does the narrator say he heard the last time he lay in the grass at the cemetery in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) 26.
(b) 92.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is printed on the arch over the gate to the cemetery described by the narrator in "It's That It Hurts"?

2. Where does the narrator say he was placed in the classroom in "It's That It Hurts"?

3. How does the boss attempt suicide in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

4. Why is the narrator upset that Don Laito and Dona Bone made him work in the yard?

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

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