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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. From what narrative point of view is "What His Mother Never Knew..." related?
(a) Fourth person.
(b) Second person.
(c) Third person.
(d) First person.

4. What does the protagonist's friend say happens to most people who try to summon the devil in "A Silvery Night"?
(a) They are abducted.
(b) They go insane.
(c) They lose their souls.
(d) They die.

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

6. What did the barber tell the man in "It Was One Hour Before..."?
(a) That he owed him money.
(b) That he could not cut his hair.
(c) That he was out of business.
(d) That he was closed.

7. Whose eyes does the mother ask to be covered in "A Prayer"?
(a) The Confederates.
(b) The Americans and the immigration board.
(c) The Germans, Russians, and Chinese.
(d) The Communists, Koreans, and Chinese.

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

9. Why were the protagonist's aunt and uncle sent away in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?
(a) They were caught stealing.
(b) They were illegal immigrants.
(c) They contracted tuberculosis.
(d) They contracted polio.

10. 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 everything happened so fast.
(b) Because he gave the boy a bloody nose.
(c) Because he felt himself falling into rage.
(d) Because everything happened so slow.

11. The narrator in "It's That It Hurts" says that he thinks it all started when he got what?
(a) Drunk in class.
(b) Happy and content at the same time.
(c) Slapped across the face by the teacher.
(d) Angry and embarrassed at the same time.

12. 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) Kill him.
(b) Kill his parents.
(c) Kill his siblings.
(d) Call the police.

13. How does the narrator of "The Lost Year" say it always begins for the central figure?
(a) With the wind.
(b) With a song.
(c) With a dream.
(d) With a shadow.

14. Where is the water tank that the migrant workers sneak water from in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) At the edge of the furrow.
(b) On a sandy knoll.
(c) Attached to the farmhouse.
(d) In the center of the field.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What of her son's does the mother claim she still keeps in "A Prayer"?

2. What does the narrator describe the teacher using to check for lice in "It's That It Hurts"?

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

4. What did Don Laito and Dona Bone try to make him steal when he was living with them in "Hand in His Pocket"?

5. What is Dona Bone's real name, according to the narrator in "Hand in His Pocket"?

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