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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. How old is the boy that becomes sick in the fields at 4:00 in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?
(a) Eight.
(b) Seven.
(c) Six.
(d) Nine.

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

3. 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 the water is unsanitary.
(b) Because the cattle need the water.
(c) Because they are not on contract.
(d) Because he needs the water for his crops.

4. The narrator in "It's That It Hurts" says that in the first fight he had at school he got scared for what reason?
(a) Because he felt himself falling into rage.
(b) Because everything happened so slow.
(c) Because he gave the boy a bloody nose.
(d) Because everything happened so fast.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On the night described in "A Silvery Night," the narrator notes that everything was almost clear and it smelled like what?

2. 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"?

3. What word resounds to the protagonist as he carries his little brother to the house after he collapsed in the fields in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?

4. Where was the protagonist taken to the shepherds plays in "A Silvery Night"?

5. The narrator's father says that who has to be on their toes in "Why Do Y'all Go to School So Much?"

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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"?

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

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

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

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

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

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