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

2. What does the mother say she will give in exchange for her son's life in "A Prayer"?
(a) Her husband's life.
(b) Her daughter's life.
(c) Her devotion.
(d) Her own life.

3. How does the narrator describe the meat that Dona Bone served him for dinner in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) Green.
(b) Succulent.
(c) Delicious.
(d) Tender.

4. The narrator in "It's That It Hurts" says that in the first fight he had at school he got scared for what reason?
(a) Because everything happened so fast.
(b) Because everything happened so slow.
(c) Because he gave the boy a bloody nose.
(d) Because he felt himself falling into rage.

5. What has are the repercussions for the protagonist for having hit a boy in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) He is expelled from school.
(b) He is suspended from school.
(c) He is spanked at school.
(d) He is grounded.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator left the home of Don Laito and Dona Bone with his family, they told him not to say anything or they would do what in "Hand in His Pocket"?

2. Why is the narrator upset that Don Laito and Dona Bone made him work in the yard?

3. How does the narrator of "The Lost Year" say it always begins for the central figure?

4. What always happens when the central figure of "The Lost Year" turns see who is calling his name?

5. 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"?

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