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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 much money was one of the characters loaned, allowing him to buy food for two months in "When We Arrive"?
(a) $200.
(b) $100.
(c) $300.
(d) $400.

2. What has are the repercussions for the protagonist for having hit a boy in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) He is suspended from school.
(b) He is spanked at school.
(c) He is grounded.
(d) He is expelled from school.

3. What character dies in "Out"?
(a) Ramon.
(b) Jose.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Juanita.

4. Where is the man from that Ramon's girlfriend is supposedly cheating on him with in "Out"?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Minnesota.
(d) Arkansas.

5. What of her son's does the mother claim she still keeps in "A Prayer"?
(a) His letters.
(b) His diary.
(c) His toys.
(d) His paintings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator describe the cemetery as looking like in "It's That It Hurts"?

2. Why were the protagonist's aunt and uncle sent away in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?

3. What makes the protagonist move in "Under the House"?

4. 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"?

5. What does the boss turn to after the incident at the water tank in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

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