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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what narrative point of view is "First Communion" related?
(a) Fourth person.
(b) Third person.
(c) First person.
(d) Second person.

2. Where does the narrator say he was placed in the classroom in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) In the front row.
(b) In the teacher's desk.
(c) In the corner.
(d) In the middle.

3. At what time do the field workers see smoke rising from the farm in "The Little Burnt Victims"?
(a) 9:00 a.m.
(b) 8:00 a.m.
(c) 11:00 a.m.
(d) 10:00 a.m.

4. What does the narrator say Don Laito and Dona Bone were in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) Former spies.
(b) Cattle thieves.
(c) Illegal immigrants.
(d) Bootleggers.

5. What does the woman tell the children to watch out for as they cross the bridge in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) Passing cars.
(b) The train.
(c) Snakes.
(d) River trolls.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator of "The Lost Year" say it always begins for the central figure?

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

3. What is the movie about that the Garcia family has just seen at the theater in "The Little Burnt Victims"?

4. What of her son's does the mother claim she still keeps in "A Prayer"?

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

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