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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where has the narrator just been in a fight at the school in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) In the restroom.
(b) In the cafeteria.
(c) In a classroom.
(d) On the playground.

2. What does the protagonist recall his father telling him stories about at night in "Under the House"?
(a) Witches.
(b) Vampires.
(c) Werewolves.
(d) Snakes.

3. What does the woman tell the children to use to turn over trash at the dump in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) A poker rod.
(b) A rake.
(c) A long stick.
(d) A shovel.

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

5. Where is the water tank that the migrant workers sneak water from in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) Attached to the farmhouse.
(b) In the center of the field.
(c) At the edge of the furrow.
(d) On a sandy knoll.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. Where does the narrator describe his family as staying in "It's That It Hurts"?

3. 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"?

4. The truck driver in "When We Arrive" says that as soon as he drops these people off, he's going to see how things go hauling what?

5. Where do the children find the sack full of pictures in "The Portrait"?

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