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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the boss not immediately stop the workers from taking water from the tank when he catches on to their method in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) So he can kill the workers when the right time comes.
(b) So he can get away with not paying them after the work is done.
(c) Because he wants the workers to take the water.
(d) So he can arrest the workers for theft.

2. How many Sundays does the person praying say they have previously come to pray in "A Prayer"?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

3. At what time does the narrator leave his home in "A Silvery Night"?
(a) 11:50 p.m.
(b) 11:15 p.m.
(c) 10:45 p.m.
(d) 11:55 p.m.

4. What is Don Laito's real name, according to the narrator in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) Don Ramiro.
(b) Don Julio.
(c) Don Marquez.
(d) Don Hilario.

5. Why does the responder say no when asked if he plans to go to Utah in "Comadre, Do You All Plan to Go to Utah?"
(a) Because they do not have the money to travel that far.
(b) Because the workers in Utah all bring sickness when they return home.
(c) Because they do not trust the man that is contracting people.
(d) Because there are no jobs in Utah.

6. When does the boy in "What His Mother Never Knew..." decide he will tell his mother the truth?
(a) In the morning.
(b) On his twelfth birthday.
(c) Whe he is grown up.
(d) When his father gets home.

7. The narrator in "The Children Couldn't Wait" describes the time of year as being the beginning of what month?
(a) April.
(b) July.
(c) August.
(d) March.

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

9. The does the narrator say the central figure in "The Lost Year" does when his mind goes blank?
(a) He calls his father.
(b) He goes to sleep.
(c) He sings a tune.
(d) He writes poetry.

10. The narrator in "It's That It Hurts" says that in the first fight he had at school he got scared for what reason?
(a) Because he gave the boy a bloody nose.
(b) Because everything happened so slow.
(c) Because everything happened so fast.
(d) Because he felt himself falling into rage.

11. What does the woman tell the dump man to say if he comes to see what they are doing in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) That they are looking for food.
(b) That they are looking for second-hand clothing.
(c) That they came to throw away some stuff.
(d) That they are looking for a lost jacket.

12. To whom is the prayer addressed in "A Prayer"?
(a) Hare Krishna.
(b) Buddha.
(c) Jesus Christ.
(d) Zeus.

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

14. 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"?
(a) A bracelet.
(b) A watch.
(c) A compass.
(d) A ring.

15. On the night described in "A Silvery Night," the narrator notes that everything was almost clear and it smelled like what?
(a) Salt.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Rain.
(d) Day.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does the narrator hope to go to the dump with in "It's That It Hurts"?

2. What does the woman tell the children to watch out for as they cross the bridge in "It's That It Hurts"?

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

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

5. Where does the narrator describe Dad coming home from in "It's That It Hurts"?

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