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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where do the portrait salesmen come from in "The Portrait"?
(a) San Antonio.
(b) Austin.
(c) Houston.
(d) Dallas.
2. Where does Dona Maria's husband work?
(a) A beet farm.
(b) A hotel.
(c) A cotton farm.
(d) A restaurant.
3. How many knots and prayers are described in the story from "Under the House"?
(a) 12.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.
4. The truck driver in "When We Arrive" says that as soon as he drops these people off, he's going to see how things go hauling what?
(a) Watermelons.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Apples.
(d) Horses.
5. About how many people are traveling in the trailer when the truck breaks down in "When We Arrive"?
(a) 20.
(b) 25.
(c) 30.
(d) 40.
6. Of what character does the narrator say she was very careful whenever they went to the dump in "Under the House"?
(a) Dona Cuquita.
(b) Dona Maria.
(c) Dona Sanchez.
(d) Dona Bone.
7. Who was frying eggs when the fire broke out in "The Little Burnt Victims"?
(a) Enrico.
(b) Raulito.
(c) Juan.
(d) Julio.
8. When does the narrator say Dona Maria decided to buy something for her children in "The Night Before Christmas"?
(a) One week before Christmas.
(b) On Christmas Eve.
(c) Three days before Christmas.
(d) Two days before Christmas.
9. Whose nose is said to always start bleeding in "The Little Burnt Victims"?
(a) Juan's.
(b) Ramon's.
(c) Enrico's.
(d) Julio's.
10. What is the minister described as having used to smash all the furniture to pieces in "Under the House"?
(a) A rock.
(b) A hatchet.
(c) A hammer.
(d) A shovel.
11. When does the narrator say that Napoleon's troops suffered a defeat against Mexican soldiers in "Under the House"?
(a) 1832.
(b) 1852.
(c) 1872.
(d) 1789.
12. Where up north does Dona Maria's family go yearly in "The Night Before Christmas"?
(a) Indiana.
(b) Vermont.
(c) Idaho.
(d) Wisconsin.
13. Who loaned one of the characters money that gave him enough to buy food for two months in "When We Arrive"?
(a) Mr. Thompson.
(b) Mr. Ross.
(c) Mr. Anderson.
(d) Mr. James.
14. What does the protagonist throw rocks at in "First Communion"?
(a) A cactus.
(b) A cat.
(c) A window.
(d) A dartboard.
15. Where did the protagonist of "First Communion" burn himself on hot coals?
(a) His arm.
(b) His torso.
(c) His finger.
(d) His calf.
Short Answer Questions
1. What are the ages of the Garcias' children in "The Little Burnt Victims"?
2. From what narrative point of view is "First Communion" related?
3. The wife in "The Portrait" says they lost her Chuy right before he left for where?
4. Where does Dona Maria's husband say she got lost downtown in Minnesota in "The Night Before Christmas"?
5. Where did Ramon and his girfriend buy rings for each other, according to the narrator in "Out"?
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