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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 is the water tank that the migrants take water from intended for in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) The laborers.
(b) The cattle.
(c) The children.
(d) The crops.

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

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

4. What kind of car does the narrator describe Don Laito and Dona Bone as having in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) A Chevy truck.
(b) A Model-T.
(c) A Corvette.
(d) A Jeep.

5. On the night described in "A Silvery Night," the narrator notes that everything was almost clear and it smelled like what?
(a) Day.
(b) Rain.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Salt.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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"?

3. What happens when the central figure of "The Lost Year" begins to think everything is clearing up?

4. Into whose home did a badger get into, according to the father in "A Silvery Night"?

5. At what time does the narrator leave his home in "A Silvery Night"?

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