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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Hand in His Pocket".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the woman tell the children to watch out for as they cross the bridge in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Passing cars.
(c) The train.
(d) River trolls.

2. 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) Mondays.
(b) Sundays.
(c) Saturdays.
(d) Fridays.

3. What does the narrator's father want him to be when he grows up in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) A cotton farmer.
(b) A telephone operator.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A banker.

4. What does the narrator say was about to start in "It Was One Hour Before..."?
(a) The afternoon movie.
(b) The church services.
(c) The wedding.
(d) The boxing match.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator describe Dad coming home from in "It's That It Hurts"?

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

3. What does the narrator say Don Laito and Dona Bone were in "Hand in His Pocket"?

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

5. The narrator in "It's That It Hurts" says that in the first fight he had at school he got scared for what reason?

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