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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Under the House".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the woman tell the children to use to turn over trash at the dump in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) A long stick.
(b) A rake.
(c) A shovel.
(d) A poker rod.

2. Into whose home did a badger get into, according to the father in "A Silvery Night"?
(a) The Marquez's home.
(b) The Ramirez's home.
(c) The Flores' home.
(d) The Garcias' home.

3. 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) Call the police.
(b) Kill him.
(c) Kill his parents.
(d) Kill his siblings.

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) Rico.
(b) Ramiro.
(c) Julio.
(d) Juan.

5. Where does the narrator say he prefers to stay rather than going to school in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) His aunt's house.
(b) The ranch.
(c) The church.
(d) The general store.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator describe Dad coming home from in "It's That It Hurts"?

2. Where does Dona Maria's husband work?

3. What does the mother say she will give in exchange for her son's life in "A Prayer"?

4. 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"?

5. Until how late do the workers in the fields try to stay working until in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?

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