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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 does the narrator describe being taken first at a new school in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) The school nurse.
(b) The principal's office.
(c) The school counselor.
(d) The janitor's closet.

2. 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) Juan.
(b) Rico.
(c) Julio.
(d) Ramiro.

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

4. Whose son was pierced by a bullet in "A Prayer"?
(a) Dona Virginia's son.
(b) Dona Maria's son.
(c) Dona Andrea's son.
(d) Dona Bone's son.

5. What does the narrator say Don Laito began wearing that belonged to the "wetback" in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) His glasses.
(b) His ring.
(c) His watch.
(d) His necklace.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time do the field workers see smoke rising from the farm in "The Little Burnt Victims"?

2. Who does the central figure of "The Lost Year" realize is calling his name?

3. The narrator in "It's That It Hurts" says that in the first fight he had at school he got scared for what reason?

4. What kind of crop does one character talk about, saying if they do well with it he will buy a car in "When We Arrive"?

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

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