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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 happens when the central figure of "The Lost Year" begins to think everything is clearing up?
2. 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"?
3. 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"?
4. What weapon does the boss take out to scare the migrant workers from taking water in the tank in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
5. Why does the responder say no when asked if he plans to go to Utah in "Comadre, Do You All Plan to Go to Utah?"
Short Essay Questions
1. How are Dona Bone and Don Laito perceived by their community?
2. Why does the narrator stop eating sweet breads 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. What is a "vignette" and how would you describe the vignettes in And the Earth Did Not Devour Him?
5. Where is the location of Utah described in "Comadre, Do You All Plan to Go to Utah?"
6. What does the grandson say he wants most in life in "A Stroke Left the Grandfather Paralyzed..."? How does the grandfather respond?
7. How is the narrator coerced into keeping their secret in "Hand in His Pocket"?
8. 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"?
9. What becomes of the farmer after he shoots the boy in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
10. Why has the mother gone to see the fortune teller in "She Had Fallen Asleep Right Away..."?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the different stories, outlooks, and thoughts that are revealed in "When We Arrive." How does the author differentiate between the different characters in this story? What are the concerns of the laborers and the truck driver in the narrative?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
What does the grandfather ask his grandson in "A Stroke Left the Grandfather Paralyzed..."? What is the grandson's response? What does the grandson come to realize after time has passed?
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