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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. When does the boy in "What His Mother Never Knew..." decide he will tell his mother the truth?
(a) In the morning.
(b) When his father gets home.
(c) On his twelfth birthday.
(d) Whe he is grown up.

2. Where does the protagonist live with his family in "A Silvery Night"?
(a) A teepee.
(b) A brick house.
(c) A chicken shack.
(d) A log cabin.

3. What is printed on the arch over the gate to the cemetery described by the narrator in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) Rest in peace.
(b) In heaven's arms.
(c) Don't forget me.
(d) Rose Hill Cemetery.

4. From what narrative point of view is "It's That It Hurts" related?
(a) Second person.
(b) Fourth person.
(c) First person.
(d) Third person.

5. Who does the central figure of "The Lost Year" realize is calling his name?
(a) His brother.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) Himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator describe Dad coming home from in "It's That It Hurts"?

2. The does the narrator say the central figure in "The Lost Year" does when his mind goes blank?

3. How many Sundays does the person praying say they have previously come to pray in "A Prayer"?

4. 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"?

5. What does the protagonist's friend say happens to most people who try to summon the devil in "A Silvery Night"?

Short Essay Questions

1. To whom does the woman pray in "A Prayer"? Why?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does the "wetback" start coming to see Dona Bone in "Hand in His Pocket"?

8. Where is the location of Utah described in "Comadre, Do You All Plan to Go to Utah?"

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

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

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