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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. Into whose home did a badger get into, according to the father in "A Silvery Night"?
(a) The Garcias' home.
(b) The Flores' home.
(c) The Ramirez's home.
(d) The Marquez's home.

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

3. What is the protagonist's father afflicted with in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Pheumonia.
(d) Sunstroke.

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

5. Why does the boss not immediately stop the workers from taking water from the tank when he catches on to their method in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) Because he wants the workers to take the water.
(b) So he can kill the workers when the right time comes.
(c) So he can arrest the workers for theft.
(d) So he can get away with not paying them after the work is done.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Don Laito and Dona Bone try to make him steal when he was living with them in "Hand in His Pocket"?

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

3. What does the narrator describe the teacher using to check for lice in "It's That It Hurts"?

4. Where does the narrator describe his family as staying in "It's That It Hurts"?

5. What did the boss do when the narrator's father told him what the narrator will be when he grows up in "It's That It Hurts"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What becomes of the farmer after he shoots the boy in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

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

4. What happens to the protagonist's younger brother in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"? How does he respond?

5. Why does the protagonist sneak out of his home in "A Silvery Night"?

6. What is a "vignette" and how would you describe the vignettes in And the Earth Did Not Devour Him?

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

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

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

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

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