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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "A Silvery Night".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Don Laito and Dona Bone try to make him steal when he was living with them in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) A sack of flour.
(b) A gold ring.
(c) A cat.
(d) A pocket watch.

2. What does the narrator describe the cemetery as looking like in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) A dust field.
(b) A golf course.
(c) A beet field.
(d) A desert.

3. What does the woman tell the dump man to say if he comes to see what they are doing in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) That they are looking for food.
(b) That they are looking for second-hand clothing.
(c) That they came to throw away some stuff.
(d) That they are looking for a lost jacket.

4. What does the woman imply the dump man likes to keep in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) Old newspapers.
(b) Nature magazines.
(c) Pornographic magazines.
(d) Cats.

5. From what narrative point of view is "What His Mother Never Knew..." related?
(a) Fourth person.
(b) First person.
(c) Third person.
(d) Second person.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the woman tell the children to watch out for as they cross the bridge in "It's That It Hurts"?

2. Where has the narrator just been in a fight at the school in "It's That It Hurts"?

3. What was the protagonist looking for when he discovered the mask and costume in "A Silvery Night"?

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

5. What of her son's does the mother claim she still keeps in "A Prayer"?

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