View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator's father want him to be when he grows up in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) A telephone operator.
(b) A cotton farmer.
(c) A banker.
(d) A teacher.

2. What does the narrator say was about to start in "It Was One Hour Before..."?
(a) The afternoon movie.
(b) The boxing match.
(c) The church services.
(d) The wedding.

3. At what shrines does the mother claim she has made promises in "A Prayer"?
(a) The San Juan del Valle and the Virgen de la Leche.
(b) The Virgen de Fatima and the Virgen de Andrea.
(c) The Virgen de San Juan and the Virgen de Guadalupe.
(d) The Virgen de Zapopan and the Virgen de Jalisco.

4. 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 a lost jacket.
(c) That they are looking for second-hand clothing.
(d) That they are looking for food.

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

6. Where does the narrator describe being taken first at a new school in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) The school counselor.
(b) The school nurse.
(c) The principal's office.
(d) The janitor's closet.

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

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

9. Where does the narrator say he was placed in the classroom in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) In the teacher's desk.
(b) In the corner.
(c) In the front row.
(d) In the middle.

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

11. What is the water tank that the migrants take water from intended for in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) The children.
(b) The crops.
(c) The cattle.
(d) The laborers.

12. From what narrative perspective is "The Lost Year" related?
(a) Third person.
(b) Second person.
(c) Fourth person.
(d) First Person.

13. What does the narrator say Don Laito and Dona Bone were in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) Cattle thieves.
(b) Former spies.
(c) Bootleggers.
(d) Illegal immigrants.

14. The boy who has bullied the narrator in "It's That It Hurts" told him that he did not like Mexicans for what reason?
(a) Because they are smelly.
(b) Because they steal.
(c) Because they took his father's job.
(d) Because they are illegal.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From what narrative point of view is "What His Mother Never Knew..." related?

2. Where does the son tell his father that the working conditions were always better in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

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

4. To whom is the prayer addressed in "A Prayer"?

5. The mother claims her son wears a medallion of what saint in "A Prayer"?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 567 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample