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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 does the person praying ask to protect her son from in "A Prayer"?
(a) The Germans.
(b) Temptation.
(c) Gunfire.
(d) Greed.

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

3. What does the woman imply the dump man likes to keep in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) Cats.
(b) Pornographic magazines.
(c) Old newspapers.
(d) Nature magazines.

4. Where does the narrator say he prefers to stay rather than going to school in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) The general store.
(b) The ranch.
(c) His aunt's house.
(d) The church.

5. In describing the cemetery in "It's That It Hurts," the narrator notes that it looks nothing like the one where?
(a) In Texas.
(b) In Arkansas.
(c) In Minnesota.
(d) In Oklahoma.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator in "The Children Couldn't Wait" describes the time of year as being the beginning of what month?

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

3. The narrator's father says that who has to be on their toes in "Why Do Y'all Go to School So Much?"

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

5. How does the narrator describe the roads in the cemetery in "It's That It Hurts"?

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