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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Portrait".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day of the week does the narrator describe the ladies picking lice from each other's heads by the chicken coop in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) Fridays.
(b) Sundays.
(c) Mondays.
(d) Saturdays.

2. Where does the protagonist live with his family in "A Silvery Night"?
(a) A chicken shack.
(b) A teepee.
(c) A log cabin.
(d) A brick house.

3. Where does the narrator describe his family as staying in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) The east.
(b) The west.
(c) The north.
(d) The south.

4. What is the movie about that the Garcia family has just seen at the theater in "The Little Burnt Victims"?
(a) Romance.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Sailing.
(d) Boxing.

5. At what shrines does the mother claim she has made promises in "A Prayer"?
(a) The Virgen de Fatima and the Virgen de Andrea.
(b) The San Juan del Valle and the Virgen de la Leche.
(c) The Virgen de San Juan and the Virgen de Guadalupe.
(d) The Virgen de Zapopan and the Virgen de Jalisco.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say Don Laito began wearing that belonged to the "wetback" in "Hand in His Pocket"?

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

3. 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"?

4. What is Don Laito's real name, according to the narrator in "Hand in His Pocket"?

5. Where is Ramon planning to return soon in "Out"?

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