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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. The narrator in "It's That It Hurts" says that he thinks it all started when he got what?
(a) Slapped across the face by the teacher.
(b) Angry and embarrassed at the same time.
(c) Drunk in class.
(d) Happy and content at the same time.

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

3. What does the woman tell the children to use to turn over trash at the dump in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) A rake.
(b) A long stick.
(c) A shovel.
(d) A poker rod.

4. From what narrative point of view is "First Communion" related?
(a) First person.
(b) Second person.
(c) Fourth person.
(d) Third person.

5. What character dies in "Out"?
(a) Juanita.
(b) Jose.
(c) Ramon.
(d) The narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Ramon's girlfriend get an invitation to go to the dance in "Out"?

2. What did Don Laito and Dona Bone try to make him steal when he was living with them in "Hand in His Pocket"?

3. How many sins has the protagonist counted that he has committed on the eve of communion in "First Communion"?

4. How old was the protagonist's father when he began helping his father plant corn in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?

5. What did the barber tell the man in "It Was One Hour Before..."?

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