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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. At what time is Confession set to take place in "First Communion"?
(a) 7:00 a.m.
(b) 9:00 a.m.
(c) 6:00 a.m.
(d) 8:00 a.m.

2. What does the woman imply the dump man likes to keep in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) Old newspapers.
(b) Nature magazines.
(c) Pornographic magazines.
(d) Cats.

3. What does the protagonist's mother in "What His Mother Never Knew..." believe happens to the water?
(a) Her son drinks it.
(b) It evaporates.
(c) The spirits drink it.
(d) The cat drinks it.

4. Under whose house did the protagonist find a costume and mask in "A Silvery Night"?
(a) Don Laito's house.
(b) Don Ramirez's house.
(c) Don Julio's House.
(d) Don Rayos' house.

5. Why does the boss not like the idea of the migrant workers taking time to drink from the water tank in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) Because he needs the water for his crops.
(b) Because the water is unsanitary.
(c) Because they are not on contract.
(d) Because the cattle need the water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator say he did not sleep the first night at Don Laito and Dona Bone's home in "Hand in His Pocket"?

2. Where have the protagonist's aunt and uncle been sent in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?

3. How many sins has the protagonist counted that he has committed on the eve of communion in "First Communion"?

4. What character dies in "Out"?

5. How long ago was it when a badger got into a neighbor's home in "A Silvery Night"?

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