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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When the narrator left the home of Don Laito and Dona Bone with his family, they told him not to say anything or they would do what in "Hand in His Pocket"?
2. What does the narrator describe the teacher using to check for lice in "It's That It Hurts"?
3. Why is the narrator upset that Don Laito and Dona Bone made him work in the yard?
4. The mother claims her son wears a medallion of what saint in "A Prayer"?
5. The narrator in "The Children Couldn't Wait" describes the time of year as being the beginning of what month?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the farmer hold off from firing the laborers for taking water in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
2. Why do the workers not receive what the minister promised them in "One Afternoon a Minister..."?
3. Describe the narrative perspective of "The Lost Year." Why do you think this chapter is related in this way?
4. Why has the mother gone to see the fortune teller in "She Had Fallen Asleep Right Away..."?
5. Who is Dona Cuquita and how is she described in "It's That It Hurts"?
6. How does the protagonist respond to his mother's prayers in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?
7. Why does the protagonist sneak out of his home in "A Silvery Night"?
8. What does the minister promise to the workers in "One Afternoon a Minister..."?
9. How is the narrator coerced into keeping their secret in "Hand in His Pocket"?
10. What is a "vignette" and how would you describe the vignettes in And the Earth Did Not Devour Him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the woman praying for in "A Prayer"? Why? What is revealed about this character through her words and actions in this chapter?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the symbolism seen in "The Lost Year" and "What His Mother Never Knew..." How does the symbolism in these excerpts help to illustrate the characters in the novel? What imagery is used in these sections?
Essay Topic 3
How is the protagonist of "First Communion" affected by what he sees in the window of the cleaners? How does this reaction reflect upon his actions as the story goes on? What do you think this implies about the character?
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