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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Under whose house did the protagonist find a costume and mask in "A Silvery Night"?
(a) Don Ramirez's house.
(b) Don Laito's house.
(c) Don Rayos' house.
(d) Don Julio's House.

3. Where does the son tell his father that the working conditions were always better in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) Up north.
(b) Out west.
(c) Overseas.
(d) Down south.

4. 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 poker rod.
(d) A shovel.

5. What does one migrant worker say the boss looks like now in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) A beggar.
(b) A banker.
(c) A woman.
(d) A butcher.

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

7. What does the woman imply the dump man likes to keep in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) Old newspapers.
(b) Nature magazines.
(c) Cats.
(d) Pornographic magazines.

8. What does the narrator say Don Laito and Dona Bone showed him how to make in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) Toy boats.
(b) Paper airplanes.
(c) Cherry pie.
(d) Sweet bread.

9. The boy who has bullied the narrator in "It's That It Hurts" told him that he did not like Mexicans for what reason?
(a) Because they steal.
(b) Because they are smelly.
(c) Because they took his father's job.
(d) Because they are illegal.

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

11. What weapon does the boss take out to scare the migrant workers from taking water in the tank in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) A rifle.
(b) A dagger.
(c) A pistol.
(d) A rock.

12. What does the mother say she will give in exchange for her son's life in "A Prayer"?
(a) Her own life.
(b) Her daughter's life.
(c) Her husband's life.
(d) Her devotion.

13. On what day of the week does the narrator describe the ladies picking lice from each other's heads by the chicken coop in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) Saturdays.
(b) Sundays.
(c) Mondays.
(d) Fridays.

14. What does the narrator say was about to start in "It Was One Hour Before..."?
(a) The church services.
(b) The boxing match.
(c) The afternoon movie.
(d) The wedding.

15. What did Don Laito and Dona Bone say they were building when they had the narrator dig a hole in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) A cellar.
(b) A tunnel.
(c) A deck.
(d) A grave.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. 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"?

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

4. What does the boss turn to after the incident at the water tank in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

5. The mother claims her son wears a medallion of what saint in "A Prayer"?

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