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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the protagonist take with him from home when he leaves in "A Silvery Night"?
(a) A raft.
(b) A clock.
(c) A doll.
(d) A suitcase.

3. Who does the central figure of "The Lost Year" realize is calling his name?
(a) His father.
(b) Himself.
(c) His brother.
(d) His mother.

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

5. How old is the grandson that visits in "A Stroke Left the Grandfather Paralyzed..."?
(a) 16.
(b) 25.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

6. On the night described in "A Silvery Night," the narrator notes that everything was almost clear and it smelled like what?
(a) Day.
(b) Rain.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Salt.

7. What does the boss turn to after the incident at the water tank in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) Pills.
(b) Therapy.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Smoking cigarettes.

8. 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 food.
(c) That they came to throw away some stuff.
(d) That they are looking for a lost jacket.

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

10. 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) Fridays.
(b) Sundays.
(c) Mondays.
(d) Saturdays.

11. From where does the mother pray her son will return safe and sound in "A Prayer"?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Germany.
(c) Korea.
(d) China.

12. What word from "It's That It Hurts" refers to a white person from an English-speaking country?
(a) Comadre.
(b) Chicano.
(c) Gringo.
(d) Albino.

13. How many Sundays does the person praying say they have previously come to pray in "A Prayer"?
(a) One.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

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

15. Where does the protagonist live with his family in "A Silvery Night"?
(a) A log cabin.
(b) A chicken shack.
(c) A brick house.
(d) A teepee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the central figure of "The Lost Year" begins to think everything is clearing up?

2. What does the protagonist's mother say she has given is father all day in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?

3. Where is the water tank that the migrant workers sneak water from in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

4. What does the mother say she will give in exchange for her son's life in "A Prayer"?

5. At what time does the narrator leave his home in "A Silvery Night"?

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