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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whose eyes does the mother ask to be covered in "A Prayer"?
(a) The Confederates.
(b) The Germans, Russians, and Chinese.
(c) The Communists, Koreans, and Chinese.
(d) The Americans and the immigration board.

3. The mother claims her son wears a medallion of what saint in "A Prayer"?
(a) The Virgen de San Juan del Valle.
(b) The Virgen de Zapopan.
(c) The Virgen de Jalisco.
(d) The Virgen dela Leche.

4. How does the narrator describe the meat that Dona Bone served him for dinner in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) Green.
(b) Tender.
(c) Succulent.
(d) Delicious.

5. 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"?
(a) Sundays.
(b) Saturdays.
(c) Mondays.
(d) Fridays.

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

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

8. From what narrative point of view is "A Silvery Night" related?
(a) Second person.
(b) First Person.
(c) Fourth person.
(d) Third person.

9. How old is the grandson that visits in "A Stroke Left the Grandfather Paralyzed..."?
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) 16.
(d) 25.

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

11. What did Don Laito and Dona Bone try to make him steal when he was living with them in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) A sack of flour.
(b) A cat.
(c) A pocket watch.
(d) A gold ring.

12. What does the woman imply the dump man likes to keep in "It's That It Hurts"?
(a) Old newspapers.
(b) Pornographic magazines.
(c) Cats.
(d) Nature magazines.

13. 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 everything happened so slow.
(b) Because he gave the boy a bloody nose.
(c) Because he felt himself falling into rage.
(d) Because everything happened so fast.

14. 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 the cattle need the water.
(b) Because the water is unsanitary.
(c) Because they are not on contract.
(d) Because he needs the water for his crops.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the mother say she will give in exchange for her son's life in "A Prayer"?

2. What word from "It's That It Hurts" refers to a white person from an English-speaking country?

3. What does the narrator describe the protagonist feeling when he saw his mother crying for his uncle and aunt in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?

4. Until how late do the workers in the fields try to stay working until in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?

5. What does the narrator say the janitor used to scare him with during the fight in "It's That It Hurts"?

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