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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. Who does the central figure of "The Lost Year" realize is calling his name?
(a) His mother.
(b) His brother.
(c) His father.
(d) Himself.

2. What is printed on the arch over the gate to the cemetery described by the narrator in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) In heaven's arms.
(b) Rest in peace.
(c) Rose Hill Cemetery.
(d) Don't forget me.

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

4. How many Sundays does the person praying say they have previously come to pray in "A Prayer"?
(a) One.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the protagonist's mother in "What His Mother Never Knew..." leave water in his room?

2. What does the narrator describe the teacher using to check for lice in "It's That It Hurts"?

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

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

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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