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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 did the boss do when the narrator's father told him what the narrator will be when he grows up in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) He walked away.
(b) He frowned.
(c) He laughed.
(d) He congratulated him.

2. What does the narrator say the janitor used to scare him with during the fight in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) A mop.
(b) A ruler.
(c) A rake.
(d) A broom.

3. Where does the narrator say he was placed in the classroom in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) In the middle.
(b) In the front row.
(c) In the teacher's desk.
(d) In the corner.

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

5. From what narrative point of view is "What His Mother Never Knew..." related?
(a) Fourth person.
(b) Third person.
(c) Second person.
(d) First person.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from "It's That It Hurts" refers to a white person from an English-speaking country?

2. With whom does the narrator hope to go to the dump with in "It's That It Hurts"?

3. Where does the narrator say he prefers to stay rather than going to school in "It's That It Hurts"?

4. What is the water tank that the migrants take water from intended for in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

5. What does the narrator describe the cemetery as looking like in "It's That It Hurts"?

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