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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 does the narrator say the janitor used to scare him with during the fight in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) A rake.
(b) A mop.
(c) A ruler.
(d) A broom.

2. Where was the protagonist taken to the shepherds plays in "A Silvery Night"?
(a) His Uncle Julio's.
(b) His uncle Ramirez's.
(c) His Aunt Maria's.
(d) His Aunt Pana's.

3. 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 walked away.
(b) He laughed.
(c) He congratulated him.
(d) He frowned.

4. 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 ghosts.
(b) He was scared of rats.
(c) He was bitten by fleas.
(d) He was scared of spiders.

5. The narrator in "It's That It Hurts" says that he thinks it all started when he got what?
(a) Happy and content at the same time.
(b) Drunk in class.
(c) Angry and embarrassed at the same time.
(d) Slapped across the face by the teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the boss not like the idea of the migrant workers taking time to drink from the water tank in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

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

3. What does the woman tell the children to use to turn over trash at the dump in "It's That It Hurts"?

4. How many Sundays does the person praying say they have previously come to pray in "A Prayer"?

5. How does the narrator of "The Lost Year" say it always begins for the central figure?

(see the answer key)

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