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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Don Laito and Dona Bone try to make him steal when he was living with them in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) A cat.
(b) A gold ring.
(c) A sack of flour.
(d) A pocket watch.

3. What color shoes does the man from San Antonio wear in "Out"?
(a) Orange.
(b) Gray.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

4. The narrator in "The Children Couldn't Wait" describes the time of year as being the beginning of what month?
(a) August.
(b) April.
(c) July.
(d) March.

5. Why does the protagonist's mother in "What His Mother Never Knew..." leave water in his room?
(a) For the cat.
(b) For the dog.
(c) In case he is thirsty during the night.
(d) For spirits.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Dona Bone's real name, according to the narrator in "Hand in His Pocket"?

3. What present does the narrator say Don Laito and Dona Bone brought him at the farm after his stay with them in "Hand in His Pocket"?

4. When does the boy in "What His Mother Never Knew..." decide he will tell his mother the truth?

5. What does the narrator describe the cemetery as looking like in "It's That It Hurts"?

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