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

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

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

4. What does the woman tell the dump man to say if he comes to see what they are doing in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) That they are looking for food.
(b) That they came to throw away some stuff.
(c) That they are looking for a lost jacket.
(d) That they are looking for second-hand clothing.

5. What does the narrator say Don Laito and Dona Bone showed him how to make in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) Cherry pie.
(b) Toy boats.
(c) Sweet bread.
(d) Paper airplanes.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the narrator say the priest always held First Communion in "First Communion"?

2. What did Don Laito and Dona Bone say they were building when they had the narrator dig a hole in "Hand in His Pocket"?

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

4. The narrator in "It's That It Hurts" says that he thinks it all started when he got what?

5. What does the narrator's father want him to be when he grows up in "It's That It Hurts"?

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