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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does one migrant worker say the boss looks like now in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) A butcher.
(b) A woman.
(c) A beggar.
(d) A banker.

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

3. 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 janitor's closet.
(d) The principal's office.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the protagonist in "A Silvery Night" decide to summon the devil?

2. What weapon does the boss take out to scare the migrant workers from taking water in the tank in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

3. Why is the narrator upset that Don Laito and Dona Bone made him work in the yard?

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

5. What does the narrator say Don Laito and Dona Bone were in "Hand in His Pocket"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Dona Cuquita and how is she described in "It's That It Hurts"?

2. How are Dona Bone and Don Laito perceived by their community?

3. Why does the narrator stop eating sweet breads in "Hand in His Pocket"?

4. What does the woman present as a trade in "A Prayer"?

5. Describe the narrative perspective of "The Lost Year." Why do you think this chapter is related in this way?

6. Why has the mother gone to see the fortune teller in "She Had Fallen Asleep Right Away..."?

7. What happens when the protagonist hears someone calling his name in "The Lost Year"?

8. Why has the narrator been expelled from school in "It's That It Hurts"?

9. What does the grandson say he wants most in life in "A Stroke Left the Grandfather Paralyzed..."? How does the grandfather respond?

10. What is the boy's plan for getting water from the tank unnoticed in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

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