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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At whose house does Don Mateo stay when he goes to find the man who swindled him in "The Portrait"?
(a) Juan's house.
(b) Marco's house.
(c) Esteban's house.
(d) Julio's house.

2. At what time is Confession set to take place in "First Communion"?
(a) 9:00 a.m.
(b) 7:00 a.m.
(c) 6:00 a.m.
(d) 8:00 a.m.

3. What color does the portrait salesman suggest making the uniform in "The Portrait"?
(a) Dark gray.
(b) Navy blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

4. What is the minister described as having used to smash all the furniture to pieces in "Under the House"?
(a) A rock.
(b) A hammer.
(c) A shovel.
(d) A hatchet.

5. Where does Ramon say he goes when the others make fun of him in "Out"?
(a) To the beach.
(b) To the cemetery.
(c) To the church.
(d) To the woods.

6. What character dies in "Out"?
(a) Jose.
(b) Juanita.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Ramon.

7. What makes the protagonist move in "Under the House"?
(a) Mice.
(b) Spiders.
(c) Fleas.
(d) Snakes.

8. How many children do Don Efrain and Dona Chona have in "The Little Burnt Victims"?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

9. What are the ages of the Garcias' children in "The Little Burnt Victims"?
(a) 2 and 3 years old.
(b) 8, 9, and 10 years old.
(c) 5, 6, and 7 years old.
(d) 12 and 14 years old.

10. Where does Don Mateo take off to when he discovers he has been swindled in "The Portrait"?
(a) To Houston.
(b) To New Mexico.
(c) To San Antonio.
(d) To Mexico.

11. Who is described as having gotten an orange seed stuck in his nose in "Under the House"?
(a) Ramirez.
(b) Juan.
(c) Roman.
(d) Julio.

12. What does Bartolo come to sell in the town in "Bartolo Passed Through..."?
(a) Poems.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Apples.
(d) Portraits.

13. What does the protagonist throw rocks at in "First Communion"?
(a) A dartboard.
(b) A cactus.
(c) A cat.
(d) A window.

14. Where does Dona Maria's husband say she got lost downtown in Minnesota in "The Night Before Christmas"?
(a) Anderson.
(b) Texarkana.
(c) Malvern.
(d) Wilmar.

15. 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) Horses.
(d) Apples.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the protagonist ask his mother to iron for him in "First Communion"?

2. Where does the protagonist witness a couple copulating in "First Communion"?

3. What kind of crop does one character talk about, saying if they do well with it he will buy a car in "When We Arrive"?

4. When does the narrator say that Napoleon's troops suffered a defeat against Mexican soldiers in "Under the House"?

5. Where do the portrait salesmen come from in "The Portrait"?

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