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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 roads in the cemetery in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) All paved.
(b) All wooden.
(c) All dirt.
(d) All brick-laid.

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

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

4. What does the narrator describe the cemetery as looking like in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) A golf course.
(b) A desert.
(c) A dust field.
(d) A beet field.

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

6. 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) What.
(b) Where.
(c) Why.
(d) How.

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

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

9. What present does the narrator say Don Laito and Dona Bone brought him at the farm after his stay with them in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) A bracelet.
(b) A watch.
(c) A ring.
(d) A compass.

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

11. Why does the responder say no when asked if he plans to go to Utah in "Comadre, Do You All Plan to Go to Utah?"
(a) Because they do not trust the man that is contracting people.
(b) Because they do not have the money to travel that far.
(c) Because the workers in Utah all bring sickness when they return home.
(d) Because there are no jobs in Utah.

12. In describing the cemetery in "It's That It Hurts," the narrator notes that it looks nothing like the one where?
(a) In Texas.
(b) In Minnesota.
(c) In Oklahoma.
(d) In Arkansas.

13. Where was the protagonist taken to the shepherds plays in "A Silvery Night"?
(a) His Uncle Julio's.
(b) His Aunt Maria's.
(c) His uncle Ramirez's.
(d) His Aunt Pana's.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What always happens when the central figure of "The Lost Year" turns see who is calling his name?

2. What does the narrator's father want him to be when he grows up in "It's That It Hurts"?

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

4. What does the woman imply the dump man likes to keep in "It's That It Hurts"?

5. What is the name of the woman's son who has been listed as MIA in "She Had Fallen Asleep..."?

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