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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day of the week does the narrator describe the ladies picking lice from each other's heads by the chicken coop in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) Mondays.
(b) Fridays.
(c) Saturdays.
(d) Sundays.

2. What does the protagonist's friend say happens to most people who try to summon the devil in "A Silvery Night"?
(a) They die.
(b) They go insane.
(c) They are abducted.
(d) They lose their souls.

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

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

5. What does the protagonist take with him from home when he leaves in "A Silvery Night"?
(a) A suitcase.
(b) A doll.
(c) A raft.
(d) A clock.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the meat that Dona Bone served him for dinner in "Hand in His Pocket"?

2. What does the narrator's father want him to be when he grows up in "It's That It Hurts"?

3. What weapon does the boss take out to scare the migrant workers from taking water in the tank in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

4. To whom is the prayer addressed in "A Prayer"?

5. What word from "It's That It Hurts" refers to a white person from an English-speaking country?

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