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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Under the House".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the boss attempt suicide in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) By overdosing on pills.
(b) By slitting his wrists.
(c) By jumping from a tree.
(d) By hanging.

2. From what narrative point of view is "What His Mother Never Knew..." related?
(a) Second person.
(b) Third person.
(c) Fourth person.
(d) First person.

3. Who does the narrator say is the only devil in "Under the House"?
(a) Don Ramirez.
(b) Don Rayos.
(c) Don Laito.
(d) Don Julio.

4. When describing the first fight he ever had at school in "It's That It Hurts," the narrator says that they started pushing him toward whom?
(a) Rico.
(b) Julio.
(c) Juan.
(d) Ramiro.

5. How long does the portrait salesman say it will take to deliver an inlaid, enlarged and framed portrait in "The Portrait"?
(a) One week.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) One month.
(d) Two months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose nose is said to always start bleeding in "The Little Burnt Victims"?

2. Where do the globes of light like fireballs originate in "Under the House"?

3. When does the narrator say that Napoleon's troops suffered a defeat against Mexican soldiers in "Under the House"?

4. What does the narrator say was about to start in "It Was One Hour Before..."?

5. Where was the protagonist taken to the shepherds plays in "A Silvery Night"?

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