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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 the narrator left the home of Don Laito and Dona Bone with his family, they told him not to say anything or they would do what in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Call the police.
(c) Kill his parents.
(d) Kill his siblings.

2. What did the barber tell the man in "It Was One Hour Before..."?
(a) That he could not cut his hair.
(b) That he was out of business.
(c) That he was closed.
(d) That he owed him money.

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

4. Whose son was pierced by a bullet in "A Prayer"?
(a) Dona Maria's son.
(b) Dona Bone's son.
(c) Dona Virginia's son.
(d) Dona Andrea's son.

5. What is Dona Bone's real name, according to the narrator in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) Dona Ramiro.
(b) Dona Julio.
(c) Dona Bonifacia.
(d) Dona Andreas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the woman tell the children to watch out for as they cross the bridge in "It's That It Hurts"?

2. Why were the protagonist's aunt and uncle sent away in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?

3. What always happens when the central figure of "The Lost Year" turns see who is calling his name?

4. What does the boy tell his father he will do in order to sneak water from the tank in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

5. What does the narrator describe the protagonist feeling when he saw his mother crying for his uncle and aunt in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?

(see the answer key)

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