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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what narrative point of view is "What His Mother Never Knew..." related?
(a) First person.
(b) Second person.
(c) Fourth person.
(d) Third person.

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

3. The wife in "The Portrait" says they lost her Chuy right before he left for where?
(a) Spain.
(b) Germany.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) Korea.

4. Who does the narrator say is the only devil in "Under the House"?
(a) Don Julio.
(b) Don Rayos.
(c) Don Laito.
(d) Don Ramirez.

5. How does the narrator describe the meat that Dona Bone served him for dinner in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) Green.
(b) Tender.
(c) Delicious.
(d) Succulent.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. One of the unnamed characters curses the life of the migrant workers in "When We Arrive." Where does this character say he will go to get a job as soon as the truck unloads?

3. What does Bartolo come to sell in the town in "Bartolo Passed Through..."?

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

5. At what time does the narrator leave his home in "A Silvery Night"?

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