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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the protagonist's friend say happens to most people who try to summon the devil in "A Silvery Night"?
(a) They lose their souls.
(b) They are abducted.
(c) They die.
(d) They go insane.

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

4. 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"?
(a) He was bitten by fleas.
(b) He was scared of rats.
(c) He was scared of spiders.
(d) He was scared of ghosts.

5. Where does the narrator say he was placed in the classroom in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) In the middle.
(b) In the corner.
(c) In the teacher's desk.
(d) In the front row.

6. How long ago was it when a badger got into a neighbor's home in "A Silvery Night"?
(a) Three years ago.
(b) On year ago.
(c) Two years ago.
(d) Six months ago.

7. 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.

8. Why does the boss not like the idea of the migrant workers taking time to drink from the water tank in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) Because they are not on contract.
(b) Because he needs the water for his crops.
(c) Because the water is unsanitary.
(d) Because the cattle need the water.

9. What does the protagonist take with him from home when he leaves in "A Silvery Night"?
(a) A clock.
(b) A doll.
(c) A raft.
(d) A suitcase.

10. How does the narrator describe the heat having set in, in the opening of "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) With gusto.
(b) With severity.
(c) Suddenly.
(d) Gradually.

11. What happens when the central figure of "The Lost Year" begins to think everything is clearing up?
(a) He remembers his mother.
(b) He leaves to go to school.
(c) He hears a bell ring.
(d) He is at a loss for words.

12. What does the boy tell his father he will do in order to sneak water from the tank in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
(a) Pretend he is having a heat stroke.
(b) Connect a hose to the tank.
(c) Pretend he is relieving himself.
(d) Pretend to take water to the cattle.

13. Where is Utah describe as being in "Comadre, Do You All Plan to Go to Utah?"
(a) Oklahoma.
(b) South Dakota.
(c) Korea.
(d) Japan.

14. Why is the narrator upset that Don Laito and Dona Bone made him work in the yard?
(a) The paid him only 50 cents per day.
(b) His brother was allowed to work in the house.
(c) His dad had payed his board.
(d) It was too hot outside.

15. What does the narrator describe the cemetery as looking like in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) A beet field.
(b) A golf course.
(c) A desert.
(d) A dust field.

Short Answer Questions

1. The mother claims her son wears a medallion of what saint in "A Prayer"?

2. What did the barber tell the man in "It Was One Hour Before..."?

3. What has are the repercussions for the protagonist for having hit a boy in "It's That It Hurts"?

4. What is the water tank that the migrants take water from intended for in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

5. When does the protagonist in "A Silvery Night" decide to summon the devil?

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