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

2. Where does the protagonist of "What His Mother Never Knew..." leave a glass of water every night?
(a) Under his bed.
(b) On a bookshelf.
(c) On the kitchen table.
(d) On the bedside table.

3. What does the narrator say the janitor used to scare him with during the fight in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) A mop.
(b) A ruler.
(c) A rake.
(d) A broom.

4. What does the narrator describe the teacher using to check for lice in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) Tweezers.
(b) A popsicle stick.
(c) A ruler.
(d) A pencil.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say he never saw Don Laito or Dona Bone doing in "Hand in His Pocket"?

2. What does the narrator say Don Laito and Dona Bone showed him how to make in "Hand in His Pocket"?

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

4. Whose eyes does the mother ask to be covered in "A Prayer"?

5. How many different sounds does the narrator say he heard the last time he lay in the grass at the cemetery in "It's That It Hurts"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the cemetery described in "It's That It Hurts"?

2. How does the narrator describe his treatment by Dona Bone and Don Laito when he first began staying with them in "Hand in His Pocket"?

3. How does the protagonist respond to his mother's prayers in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?

4. When does the narrator say that the protagonist first felt anger in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?

5. How is the narrator coerced into keeping their secret in "Hand in His Pocket"?

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

7. What happens when the protagonist goes to the knoll in "A Silvery Night"?

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

9. What does the minister promise to the workers in "One Afternoon a Minister..."?

10. Why does the farmer hold off from firing the laborers for taking water in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

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