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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Portrait".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when the central figure of "The Lost Year" begins to think everything is clearing up?
(a) He hears a bell ring.
(b) He leaves to go to school.
(c) He remembers his mother.
(d) He is at a loss for words.

2. Where up north does Dona Maria's family go yearly in "The Night Before Christmas"?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) Vermont.
(c) Indiana.
(d) Idaho.

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

4. When describing the first fight he ever had at school in "It's That It Hurts," the narrator says that they started pushing him toward whom?
(a) Ramiro.
(b) Rico.
(c) Julio.
(d) Juan.

5. How does the narrator of "The Lost Year" say it always begins for the central figure?
(a) With the wind.
(b) With a shadow.
(c) With a dream.
(d) With a song.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the minister have a man come to teach the workers at the farm in "One Afternoon a Minister..."?

2. To whom is the prayer addressed in "A Prayer"?

3. The boy who has bullied the narrator in "It's That It Hurts" told him that he did not like Mexicans for what reason?

4. What has are the repercussions for the protagonist for having hit a boy in "It's That It Hurts"?

5. 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"?

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