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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. What did Don Laito and Dona Bone say they were building when they had the narrator dig a hole in "Hand in His Pocket"?
2. 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"?
3. Until how late do the workers in the fields try to stay working until in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?
4. What does the woman imply the dump man likes to keep in "It's That It Hurts"?
5. Who does the central figure of "The Lost Year" realize is calling his name?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the boy's plan for getting water from the tank unnoticed in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
2. Who is Dona Cuquita and how is she described in "It's That It Hurts"?
3. What is a "vignette" and how would you describe the vignettes in And the Earth Did Not Devour Him?
4. What does the woman present as a trade in "A Prayer"?
5. Why does the protagonist sneak out of his home in "A Silvery Night"?
6. Where is the location of Utah described in "Comadre, Do You All Plan to Go to Utah?"
7. Why does the farmer hold off from firing the laborers for taking water in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
8. What becomes of the farmer after he shoots the boy in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
9. What does the minister promise to the workers in "One Afternoon a Minister..."?
10. Why does the narrator stop eating sweet breads in "Hand in His Pocket"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What happens to the owner of the farm in "The Children Couldn't Wait"? Why does he come to this transition? What is remarked about the farmer later in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss the protagonist as he is observed in "Under the House." How old do you perceive the character as being at this point in the novel? What does the mother remark about him? What does he remark about himself?
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