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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose eyes does the mother ask to be covered in "A Prayer"?
(a) The Communists, Koreans, and Chinese.
(b) The Confederates.
(c) The Germans, Russians, and Chinese.
(d) The Americans and the immigration board.

2. For how long does the narrator say he had to live with Don Laito and Dona Bone until school ended in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) One month.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Three days.

3. What does the narrator say Don Laito began wearing that belonged to the "wetback" in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) His necklace.
(b) His watch.
(c) His ring.
(d) His glasses.

4. What does Dad describe the women picking lice as looking like in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) Monkeys in the zoo.
(b) Parrots in the zoo.
(c) Pigs on a farm.
(d) Chickens in a pen.

5. How many different sounds does the narrator say he heard the last time he lay in the grass at the cemetery in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 26.
(d) 92.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the mother say she will give in exchange for her son's life in "A Prayer"?

5. Where does the narrator describe his family as staying in "It's That It Hurts"?

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