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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Night the Lights Went Out".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The mother claims her son wears a medallion of what saint in "A Prayer"?
(a) The Virgen dela Leche.
(b) The Virgen de San Juan del Valle.
(c) The Virgen de Zapopan.
(d) The Virgen de Jalisco.

3. 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"?
(a) Kill his parents.
(b) Kill him.
(c) Call the police.
(d) Kill his siblings.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the boy at the water tank when the boss attempts to scare the migrants away in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

2. What does the person praying ask to protect her son from in "A Prayer"?

3. For how long does Ramon go away to work and not see his girlfriend in "Out"?

4. What does the woman tell the children to use to turn over trash at the dump in "It's That It Hurts"?

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

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