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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is the narrator upset that Don Laito and Dona Bone made him work in the yard?
(a) His brother was allowed to work in the house.
(b) It was too hot outside.
(c) His dad had payed his board.
(d) The paid him only 50 cents per day.

3. Where was the protagonist taken to the shepherds plays in "A Silvery Night"?
(a) His Aunt Pana's.
(b) His Uncle Julio's.
(c) His uncle Ramirez's.
(d) His Aunt Maria's.

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"?
(a) Pretend he is relieving himself.
(b) Connect a hose to the tank.
(c) Pretend he is having a heat stroke.
(d) Pretend to take water to the cattle.

5. What color does the portrait salesman suggest making the uniform in "The Portrait"?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Navy blue.
(d) Dark gray.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the boss not like the idea of the migrant workers taking time to drink from the water tank in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

2. Dona Maria tells her children that in Mexico, Santa does not bring presents. Who does instead?

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

4. Where does Dona Maria's husband say she got lost downtown in Minnesota in "The Night Before Christmas"?

5. Why does the responder say no when asked if he plans to go to Utah in "Comadre, Do You All Plan to Go to Utah?"

(see the answer key)

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