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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. Why does the boss not immediately stop the workers from taking water from the tank when he catches on to their method in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) So he can get away with not paying them after the work is done.
(b) So he can kill the workers when the right time comes.
(c) So he can arrest the workers for theft.
(d) Because he wants the workers to take the water.

2. The narrator's father says that who has to be on their toes in "Why Do Y'all Go to School So Much?"
(a) The children.
(b) The women.
(c) The ones higher up.
(d) The poor.

3. What is the name of Ramon's girlfriend in "Out"?
(a) Anna.
(b) Lolita.
(c) Juanita.
(d) Maria.

4. Where is the water tank that the migrant workers sneak water from in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) On a sandy knoll.
(b) In the center of the field.
(c) Attached to the farmhouse.
(d) At the edge of the furrow.

5. Who does the central figure of "The Lost Year" realize is calling his name?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) His brother.
(d) Himself.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long ago was it when a badger got into a neighbor's home in "A Silvery Night"?

3. 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"?

4. What does Dad describe the women picking lice as looking like in "It's That It Hurts"?

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

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