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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. The mother claims her son wears a medallion of what saint in "A Prayer"?
(a) The Virgen de Zapopan.
(b) The Virgen de Jalisco.
(c) The Virgen dela Leche.
(d) The Virgen de San Juan del Valle.

2. Where does the narrator describe being taken first at a new school in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) The school nurse.
(b) The school counselor.
(c) The janitor's closet.
(d) The principal's office.

3. What weapon does the boss take out to scare the migrant workers from taking water in the tank in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) A dagger.
(b) A pistol.
(c) A rifle.
(d) A rock.

4. What does Dad describe the women picking lice as looking like in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) Monkeys in the zoo.
(b) Chickens in a pen.
(c) Pigs on a farm.
(d) Parrots in the zoo.

5. What is printed on the arch over the gate to the cemetery described by the narrator in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) In heaven's arms.
(b) Rest in peace.
(c) Don't forget me.
(d) Rose Hill Cemetery.

Short Answer Questions

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

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. What does the woman imply the dump man likes to keep in "It's That It Hurts"?

4. 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"?

5. The does the narrator say the central figure in "The Lost Year" does when his mind goes blank?

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