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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. When does Ramon's girlfriend get an invitation to go to the dance in "Out"?
(a) Friday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Thursday.

2. How long ago was it when a badger got into a neighbor's home in "A Silvery Night"?
(a) Six months ago.
(b) Three years ago.
(c) Two years ago.
(d) On year ago.

3. What is the protagonist's father afflicted with in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Sunstroke.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Pheumonia.

4. What does the narrator's father want him to be when he grows up in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) A cotton farmer.
(b) A telephone operator.
(c) A banker.
(d) A teacher.

5. 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"?
(a) Because he needs the water for his crops.
(b) Because the water is unsanitary.
(c) Because the cattle need the water.
(d) Because they are not on contract.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the protagonist ask his mother to iron for him in "First Communion"?

2. Where does the protagonist witness a couple copulating in "First Communion"?

3. What does the protagonist's mother say she has given is father all day in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?

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

5. Why does the responder say no when asked if he plans to go to Utah in "Comadre, Do You All Plan to Go to Utah?"

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