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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator describe being taken first at a new school in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) The principal's office.
(b) The janitor's closet.
(c) The school nurse.
(d) The school counselor.

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

3. The narrator in "It's That It Hurts" says that in the first fight he had at school he got scared for what reason?
(a) Because he felt himself falling into rage.
(b) Because everything happened so fast.
(c) Because he gave the boy a bloody nose.
(d) Because everything happened so slow.

4. Where do the portrait salesmen come from in "The Portrait"?
(a) Houston.
(b) Dallas.
(c) San Antonio.
(d) Austin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described as having gotten an orange seed stuck in his nose in "Under the House"?

2. Why does the narrator say he did not sleep the first night at Don Laito and Dona Bone's home in "Hand in His Pocket"?

3. When does Ramon's girlfriend get an invitation to go to the dance in "Out"?

4. Where have the protagonist's aunt and uncle been sent in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?

5. What does the person praying ask to protect her son from in "A Prayer"?

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