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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "First Communion".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the narrator say the priest always held First Communion in "First Communion"?
(a) Mid-summer.
(b) Mid-spring.
(c) Early fall.
(d) Mid-winter.

2. What does the narrator say Don Laito began wearing that belonged to the "wetback" in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) His ring.
(b) His glasses.
(c) His watch.
(d) His necklace.

3. What does the narrator describe the protagonist feeling when he saw his mother crying for his uncle and aunt in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?
(a) Isolation.
(b) Hate and anger.
(c) Grief and sorrow.
(d) Happiness and peace.

4. What does the protagonist's mother say she has given is father all day in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?
(a) Water.
(b) Chicken broth.
(c) Milk.
(d) Lemonade.

5. How many different sounds does the narrator say he heard the last time he lay in the grass at the cemetery in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) 26.
(b) 15.
(c) 12.
(d) 92.

Short Answer Questions

1. In describing the cemetery in "It's That It Hurts," the narrator notes that it looks nothing like the one where?

2. What does the boy tell his father he will do in order to sneak water from the tank in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

3. Where have the protagonist's aunt and uncle been sent in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?

4. How old was the protagonist's father when he began helping his father plant corn in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?

5. Where does the protagonist run when he leaves his home after the communion in "First Communion"?

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