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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the protagonist live with his family in "A Silvery Night"?
(a) A chicken shack.
(b) A teepee.
(c) A log cabin.
(d) A brick house.

2. What did the boss do when the narrator's father told him what the narrator will be when he grows up in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) He laughed.
(b) He congratulated him.
(c) He frowned.
(d) He walked away.

3. 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) Don't forget me.
(c) Rose Hill Cemetery.
(d) Rest in peace.

4. What does the narrator say Don Laito and Dona Bone showed him how to make in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) Toy boats.
(b) Cherry pie.
(c) Paper airplanes.
(d) Sweet bread.

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"?
(a) Mondays.
(b) Fridays.
(c) Saturdays.
(d) Sundays.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the protagonist's father when he began helping his father plant corn in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?

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

3. Who was frying eggs when the fire broke out in "The Little Burnt Victims"?

4. What present does the narrator say Don Laito and Dona Bone brought him at the farm after his stay with them in "Hand in His Pocket"?

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

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