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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "It's That It Hurts".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What always happens when the central figure of "The Lost Year" turns see who is calling his name?
(a) He turns to find his father staring at him.
(b) He hears the sound of the ocean calling out to him.
(c) He falls down a breaks his ankle.
(d) He makes a complete turn and ends up in the same place.

2. What of her son's does the mother claim she still keeps in "A Prayer"?
(a) His diary.
(b) His toys.
(c) His letters.
(d) His paintings.

3. What does the woman tell the dump man to say if he comes to see what they are doing in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) That they are looking for second-hand clothing.
(b) That they are looking for food.
(c) That they are looking for a lost jacket.
(d) That they came to throw away some stuff.

4. 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"?
(a) Because the cattle need the water.
(b) Because the water is unsanitary.
(c) Because they are not on contract.
(d) Because he needs the water for his crops.

5. From what narrative point of view is "It's That It Hurts" related?
(a) Third person.
(b) First person.
(c) Fourth person.
(d) Second person.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the heat having set in, in the opening of "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

2. How does the boss attempt suicide in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

3. From what narrative point of view is "What His Mother Never Knew..." related?

4. Why does the protagonist's mother in "What His Mother Never Knew..." leave water in his room?

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

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