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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. How old is the grandson that visits in "A Stroke Left the Grandfather Paralyzed..."?

2. Until how late do the workers in the fields try to stay working until in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?

3. What did the boss do when the narrator's father told him what the narrator will be when he grows up in "It's That It Hurts"?

4. Where does the narrator describe his family as staying in "It's That It Hurts"?

5. Whose son was pierced by a bullet in "A Prayer"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do the workers not receive what the minister promised them in "One Afternoon a Minister..."?

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

4. How does the protagonist respond to his mother's prayers in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?

5. From what narrative perspective is "A Silvery Night" related? Why do you think the author chose this perspective?

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

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

8. What is a "vignette" and how would you describe the vignettes in And the Earth Did Not Devour Him?

9. What is the boy's plan for getting water from the tank unnoticed in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

10. What does the grandson say he wants most in life in "A Stroke Left the Grandfather Paralyzed..."? How does the grandfather respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the characters of Don Laito and Dona Bone in "Hand in His Pocket." How are these characters perceived by the community? What observations does the narrator make about these characters? Would you consider these characters protagonists or antagonists? Why?

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

What has happened to the narrator's father and brother in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"? Why? Why does the narrator feel responsible? What leads to the recovery of the father and brother?

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