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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long does the woman say she has not heard from her son in "She Had Fallen Asleep..."?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Three months.
(c) Two months.
(d) Six weeks.

2. 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"?
(a) Hate and anger.
(b) Grief and sorrow.
(c) Isolation.
(d) Happiness and peace.

3. What is the name of the woman's son who has been listed as MIA in "She Had Fallen Asleep..."?
(a) Jorge.
(b) Julianito.
(c) Julio.
(d) Juan.

4. What word resounds to the protagonist as he carries his little brother to the house after he collapsed in the fields in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?
(a) How.
(b) What.
(c) Why.
(d) Where.

5. For how long does the narrator say he had to live with Don Laito and Dona Bone until school ended in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) One month.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Three days.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator of "The Lost Year" say it always begins for the central figure?

2. How many Sundays does the person praying say they have previously come to pray in "A Prayer"?

3. How does the boss attempt suicide in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

4. How old is the boy that becomes sick in the fields at 4:00 in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a "vignette" and how would you describe the vignettes in And the Earth Did Not Devour Him?

2. Why do the workers not receive what the minister promised them in "One Afternoon a Minister..."?

3. From what narrative perspective is "A Silvery Night" related? Why do you think the author chose this perspective?

4. What happens when the protagonist goes to the knoll in "A Silvery Night"?

5. What does the woman present as a trade in "A Prayer"?

6. Why does the narrator stop eating sweet breads in "Hand in His Pocket"?

7. What happens to the protagonist's younger brother in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"? How does he respond?

8. Where is the location of Utah described in "Comadre, Do You All Plan to Go to Utah?"

9. How has the protagonist's father gotten ill in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"? What symptoms does he exhibit?

10. How is the narrator coerced into keeping their secret in "Hand in His Pocket"?

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