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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 has are the repercussions for the protagonist for having hit a boy in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) He is suspended from school.
(b) He is expelled from school.
(c) He is spanked at school.
(d) He is grounded.

2. Where does the narrator describe being taken first at a new school in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) The janitor's closet.
(b) The principal's office.
(c) The school nurse.
(d) The school counselor.

3. What always happens when the central figure of "The Lost Year" turns see who is calling his name?
(a) He hears the sound of the ocean calling out to him.
(b) He makes a complete turn and ends up in the same place.
(c) He falls down a breaks his ankle.
(d) He turns to find his father staring at him.

4. What weapon does the boss take out to scare the migrant workers from taking water in the tank in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) A rifle.
(b) A dagger.
(c) A pistol.
(d) A rock.

5. How does the narrator of "The Lost Year" say it always begins for the central figure?
(a) With a dream.
(b) With a song.
(c) With a shadow.
(d) With the wind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the "wetback" in "Hand in His Pocket"?

2. What is the name of the woman's son who has been listed as MIA in "She Had Fallen Asleep..."?

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

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

5. What does one migrant worker say the boss looks like now in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

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