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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 does the narrator say was about to start in "It Was One Hour Before..."?
2. What is printed on the arch over the gate to the cemetery described by the narrator in "It's That It Hurts"?
3. Under whose house did the protagonist find a costume and mask in "A Silvery Night"?
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. Where is Utah describe as being in "Comadre, Do You All Plan to Go to Utah?"
Short Essay Questions
1. To whom does the woman pray in "A Prayer"? Why?
2. Why does the unnamed character say he does not plan to go to Utah in "Comadre, Do You All Plan to Go to Utah?"
3. How are Dona Bone and Don Laito perceived by their community?
4. What does the woman present as a trade in "A Prayer"?
5. Why has the mother gone to see the fortune teller in "She Had Fallen Asleep Right Away..."?
6. What is a "vignette" and how would you describe the vignettes in And the Earth Did Not Devour Him?
7. Why does the narrator stop eating sweet breads in "Hand in His Pocket"?
8. Why do the workers not receive what the minister promised them in "One Afternoon a Minister..."?
9. What does the grandson say he wants most in life in "A Stroke Left the Grandfather Paralyzed..."? How does the grandfather respond?
10. Where is the location of Utah described in "Comadre, Do You All Plan to Go to Utah?"
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why does the protagonist of "A Silvery Night" hope to summon the devil? How does he go about doing so? What does he make of the events after he summons the devil?
Essay Topic 2
Why does the narrator of "It's That It Hurts" say he got into a fight at school? Do you think that his fighting is justified? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the different narrative styles that are employed in And the Earth Did Not Devour Him. Why do you think the author changes narrative styles throughout the novel? What is reflected through these transitions?
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