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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Portrait".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where does the mother pray her son will return safe and sound in "A Prayer"?
(a) Korea.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Germany.
(d) China.

2. When does the boy in "What His Mother Never Knew..." decide he will tell his mother the truth?
(a) In the morning.
(b) On his twelfth birthday.
(c) When his father gets home.
(d) Whe he is grown up.

3. Where did the protagonist of "First Communion" burn himself on hot coals?
(a) His calf.
(b) His finger.
(c) His arm.
(d) His torso.

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 he felt himself falling into rage.
(c) Because he gave the boy a bloody nose.
(d) Because everything happened so slow.

5. Why does the protagonist's mother in "What His Mother Never Knew..." leave water in his room?
(a) For spirits.
(b) For the dog.
(c) For the cat.
(d) In case he is thirsty during the night.

Short Answer Questions

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

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"?

3. Dona Maria tells her children that in Mexico, Santa does not bring presents. Who does instead?

4. The wife in "The Portrait" says they lost her Chuy right before he left for where?

5. What is the name of Ramon's girlfriend in "Out"?

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