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

2. 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) Two weeks.
(b) Three days.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) One month.

3. What is Dona Bone's real name, according to the narrator in "Hand in His Pocket"?
(a) Dona Ramiro.
(b) Dona Julio.
(c) Dona Bonifacia.
(d) Dona Andreas.

4. Why were the protagonist's aunt and uncle sent away in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?
(a) They contracted polio.
(b) They were illegal immigrants.
(c) They contracted tuberculosis.
(d) They were caught stealing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What always happens when the central figure of "The Lost Year" turns see who is calling his name?

2. How does the narrator describe the roads in the cemetery in "It's That It Hurts"?

3. When the narrator left the home of Don Laito and Dona Bone with his family, they told him not to say anything or they would do what in "Hand in His Pocket"?

4. What does the protagonist's mother say she has given is father all day in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?

5. From where does the mother pray her son will return safe and sound in "A Prayer"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does the protagonist sneak out of his home in "A Silvery Night"?

4. Why has the narrator been expelled from school in "It's That It Hurts"?

5. What does the protagonist hide from his mother in "What His Mother Never Knew..."?

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

7. To whom does the woman pray in "A Prayer"? Why?

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

9. How does the narrator describe his humiliation upon arriving at the new school in "It's That It Hurts"?

10. What is the boy's plan for getting water from the tank unnoticed in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?

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