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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 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 walked away.
(c) He congratulated him.
(d) He laughed.

2. Why does the narrator say he did not sleep the first night at Don Laito and Dona Bone's home in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) He was scared of rats.
(b) He was scared of spiders.
(c) He was scared of ghosts.
(d) He was bitten by fleas.

3. When the narrator left the home of Don Laito and Dona Bone with his family, they told him not to say anything or they would do what in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Kill his siblings.
(c) Call the police.
(d) Kill his parents.

4. Where does the son tell his father that the working conditions were always better in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) Overseas.
(b) Out west.
(c) Down south.
(d) Up north.

5. What does the woman tell the children to watch out for as they cross the bridge in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) Snakes.
(b) The train.
(c) River trolls.
(d) Passing cars.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what shrines does the mother claim she has made promises in "A Prayer"?

2. What did Don Laito and Dona Bone say they were building when they had the narrator dig a hole in "Hand in His Pocket"?

3. What did Don Laito and Dona Bone try to make him steal when he was living with them in "Hand in His Pocket"?

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

5. What happens to the boy at the water tank when the boss attempts to scare the migrants away in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

(see the answer key)

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