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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is the grandson that visits in "A Stroke Left the Grandfather Paralyzed..."?
(a) 16.
(b) 10.
(c) 25.
(d) 20.

2. What does the narrator describe the teacher using to check for lice in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) Tweezers.
(b) A ruler.
(c) A pencil.
(d) A popsicle stick.

3. How much does the portait salesman say it will cost to enlarge a portrait, inlay, and frame it in "The Portrait"?
(a) $20.
(b) $30.
(c) $40.
(d) $10.

4. How many sins has the protagonist counted that he has committed on the eve of communion in "First Communion"?
(a) 125.
(b) 100.
(c) 150.
(d) 250.

5. Dona Chona says of her children in "The Little Burnt Victims" that the older they get the more what they become?
(a) Educated.
(b) Restless.
(c) Resentful.
(d) Hateful.

Short Answer Questions

1. At whose house does Don Mateo stay when he goes to find the man who swindled him in "The Portrait"?

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

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

4. How much copper does the narrator say they collected the day before in "Under the House"?

5. What was the protagonist looking for when he discovered the mask and costume in "A Silvery Night"?

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