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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the narrator say Dona Maria decided to buy something for her children in "The Night Before Christmas"?
(a) On Christmas Eve.
(b) One week before Christmas.
(c) Two days before Christmas.
(d) Three days before Christmas.

2. Where up north does Dona Maria's family go yearly in "The Night Before Christmas"?
(a) Indiana.
(b) Vermont.
(c) Idaho.
(d) Wisconsin.

3. About how many people are traveling in the trailer when the truck breaks down in "When We Arrive"?
(a) 30.
(b) 40.
(c) 20.
(d) 25.

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

5. Where does the protagonist witness a couple copulating in "First Communion"?
(a) Inside the church.
(b) At the cleaners.
(c) In a field.
(d) In an apartment building.

6. What does the protagonist recall his father telling him stories about at night in "Under the House"?
(a) Witches.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Werewolves.
(d) Vampires.

7. How long does it take the portrait maker to produce Don Mateo's portrait once he is cornered at the market?
(a) Four days.
(b) Three days.
(c) One week.
(d) Two weeks.

8. Where do the Garcia children stay while their parents work in the fields in "The Little Burnt Victims"?
(a) At school.
(b) At the nursery.
(c) At home.
(d) At their aunt's home.

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

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

11. Where did Ramon and his girfriend buy rings for each other, according to the narrator in "Out"?
(a) Costco.
(b) Wal-Mart.
(c) Kress.
(d) Fred's.

12. How much copper does the narrator say they collected the day before in "Under the House"?
(a) 50 pounds.
(b) 10 pounds.
(c) 30 pounds.
(d) 20 pounds.

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

14. Who loaned one of the characters money that gave him enough to buy food for two months in "When We Arrive"?
(a) Mr. Ross.
(b) Mr. Thompson.
(c) Mr. Anderson.
(d) Mr. James.

15. One of the unnamed characters curses the life of the migrant workers in "When We Arrive." Where does this character say he will go to get a job as soon as the truck unloads?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) New York.
(d) Minneapolis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ramon say he goes when the others make fun of him in "Out"?

2. Who visits on Christmas Eve with a sack of oranges and nuts in "The Night Before Christmas"?

3. At what time does the narrator say the truck broke down in the opening of "When We Arrive"?

4. What color shoes does the man from San Antonio wear in "Out"?

5. What is the minister described as having used to smash all the furniture to pieces in "Under the House"?

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