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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does the narrator describe his family as staying in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) The south.
(b) The north.
(c) The east.
(d) The west.

3. What did the minister have a man come to teach the workers at the farm in "One Afternoon a Minister..."?
(a) Reading.
(b) Sewing.
(c) Math.
(d) Carpentry.

4. 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.

5. What happens to the boy at the water tank when the boss attempts to scare the migrants away in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) He is shot in the shoulder.
(b) He is shot in the foot.
(c) He is crushed by the tank.
(d) He is shot in the head.

6. For how long does the narrator say he had to live with Don Laito and Dona Bone until school ended in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Three days.
(c) One month.
(d) Three weeks.

7. What kind of car does the narrator describe Don Laito and Dona Bone as having in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) A Corvette.
(b) A Jeep.
(c) A Chevy truck.
(d) A Model-T.

8. What happened to the "wetback" in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) He was arrested.
(b) He was hanged.
(c) He was murdered.
(d) He was sent away.

9. Whose son was pierced by a bullet in "A Prayer"?
(a) Dona Maria's son.
(b) Dona Bone's son.
(c) Dona Andrea's son.
(d) Dona Virginia's son.

10. What does the woman tell the dump man to say if he comes to see what they are doing in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) That they came to throw away some stuff.
(b) That they are looking for food.
(c) That they are looking for second-hand clothing.
(d) That they are looking for a lost jacket.

11. What word resounds to the protagonist as he carries his little brother to the house after he collapsed in the fields in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?
(a) Why.
(b) What.
(c) Where.
(d) How.

12. At what time does the narrator leave his home in "A Silvery Night"?
(a) 11:15 p.m.
(b) 11:50 p.m.
(c) 10:45 p.m.
(d) 11:55 p.m.

13. Where have the protagonist's aunt and uncle been sent in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?
(a) To Mexico.
(b) To their father's home.
(c) To sanitariums.
(d) To jail.

14. The does the narrator say the central figure in "The Lost Year" does when his mind goes blank?
(a) He writes poetry.
(b) He calls his father.
(c) He sings a tune.
(d) He goes to sleep.

15. From what narrative point of view is "A Silvery Night" related?
(a) Fourth person.
(b) Second person.
(c) Third person.
(d) First Person.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator's father says that who has to be on their toes in "Why Do Y'all Go to School So Much?"

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

3. From where does the mother pray her son will return safe and sound in "A Prayer"?

4. Who does the central figure of "The Lost Year" realize is calling his name?

5. What did the boss do when the narrator's father told him what the narrator will be when he grows up in "It's That It Hurts"?

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