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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Utah describe as being in "Comadre, Do You All Plan to Go to Utah?"
(a) Korea.
(b) Oklahoma.
(c) South Dakota.
(d) Japan.

3. 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 are looking for second-hand clothing.
(b) That they are looking for a lost jacket.
(c) That they are looking for food.
(d) That they came to throw away some stuff.

4. How long ago was it when a badger got into a neighbor's home in "A Silvery Night"?
(a) Three years ago.
(b) Six months ago.
(c) On year ago.
(d) Two years ago.

5. What has are the repercussions for the protagonist for having hit a boy in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) He is grounded.
(b) He is expelled from school.
(c) He is spanked at school.
(d) He is suspended from school.

6. What is Don Laito's real name, according to the narrator in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) Don Marquez.
(b) Don Ramiro.
(c) Don Julio.
(d) Don Hilario.

7. What is Dona Bone's real name, according to the narrator in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) Dona Bonifacia.
(b) Dona Ramiro.
(c) Dona Andreas.
(d) Dona Julio.

8. 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"?
(a) He congratulated him.
(b) He frowned.
(c) He walked away.
(d) He laughed.

9. What of her son's does the mother claim she still keeps in "A Prayer"?
(a) His letters.
(b) His paintings.
(c) His toys.
(d) His diary.

10. 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.

11. Why does the protagonist's mother in "What His Mother Never Knew..." leave water in his room?
(a) In case he is thirsty during the night.
(b) For the dog.
(c) For spirits.
(d) For the cat.

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

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

14. To whom is the prayer addressed in "A Prayer"?
(a) Jesus Christ.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Hare Krishna.
(d) Buddha.

15. What does the person praying ask to protect her son from in "A Prayer"?
(a) The Germans.
(b) Greed.
(c) Gunfire.
(d) Temptation.

Short Answer Questions

1. The does the narrator say the central figure in "The Lost Year" does when his mind goes blank?

2. In describing the cemetery in "It's That It Hurts," the narrator notes that it looks nothing like the one where?

3. 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"?

4. Where does the protagonist of "What His Mother Never Knew..." leave a glass of water every night?

5. Until how late do the workers in the fields try to stay working until in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?

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