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

2. Where does the narrator say he prefers to stay rather than going to school in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) The general store.
(b) The ranch.
(c) His aunt's house.
(d) The church.

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

4. Why does the boss not like the idea of the migrant workers taking time to drink from the water tank in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) Because he needs the water for his crops.
(b) Because the cattle need the water.
(c) Because the water is unsanitary.
(d) Because they are not on contract.

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

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 narrator say Don Laito and Dona Bone were in "Hand in His Pocket"?

3. What does the woman imply the dump man likes to keep in "It's That It Hurts"?

4. 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"?

5. What has are the repercussions for the protagonist for having hit a boy in "It's That It Hurts"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How has the protagonist's father gotten ill in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"? What symptoms does he exhibit?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. From what narrative perspective is "A Silvery Night" related? Why do you think the author chose this perspective?

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