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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Night the Lights Went Out".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the woman's son who has been listed as MIA in "She Had Fallen Asleep..."?
(a) Juan.
(b) Julianito.
(c) Jorge.
(d) Julio.

2. What is Don Laito's real name, according to the narrator in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) Don Julio.
(b) Don Ramiro.
(c) Don Marquez.
(d) Don Hilario.

3. How old is the boy that becomes sick in the fields at 4:00 in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?
(a) Eight.
(b) Six.
(c) Nine.
(d) Seven.

4. What does the protagonist's mother say she has given is father all day in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?
(a) Lemonade.
(b) Milk.
(c) Water.
(d) Chicken broth.

5. What does the boss turn to after the incident at the water tank in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) Therapy.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Pills.
(d) Smoking cigarettes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the protagonist's mother in "What His Mother Never Knew..." believe happens to the water?

2. 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"?

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

4. What does the narrator say Don Laito began wearing that belonged to the "wetback" in "Hand in His Pocket"?

5. What does the woman imply the dump man likes to keep in "It's That It Hurts"?

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