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

2. What does the protagonist take with him from home when he leaves in "A Silvery Night"?
(a) A clock.
(b) A doll.
(c) A suitcase.
(d) A raft.

3. What always happens when the central figure of "The Lost Year" turns see who is calling his name?
(a) He falls down a breaks his ankle.
(b) He hears the sound of the ocean calling out to him.
(c) He makes a complete turn and ends up in the same place.
(d) He turns to find his father staring at him.

4. Where does the protagonist of "What His Mother Never Knew..." leave a glass of water every night?
(a) Under his bed.
(b) On a bookshelf.
(c) On the bedside table.
(d) On the kitchen table.

5. What does the protagonist's friend say happens to most people who try to summon the devil in "A Silvery Night"?
(a) They go insane.
(b) They lose their souls.
(c) They die.
(d) They are abducted.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. 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"?

4. Under whose house did the protagonist find a costume and mask in "A Silvery Night"?

5. Whose nose is said to always start bleeding in "The Little Burnt Victims"?

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