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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 long does the portrait salesman say it will take to deliver an inlaid, enlarged and framed portrait in "The Portrait"?
(a) One week.
(b) One month.
(c) Two months.
(d) Three weeks.

2. Where do the portrait salesmen come from in "The Portrait"?
(a) Houston.
(b) San Antonio.
(c) Austin.
(d) Dallas.

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

4. Where does the protagonist run when he leaves his home after the communion in "First Communion"?
(a) To the cemetery.
(b) To the church.
(c) To the beach.
(d) To the thicket.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Dona Maria tells her children that in Mexico, Santa does not bring presents. Who does instead?

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

3. Who is the man that Ramon's girlfriend starts seeing while he is away in "Out"?

4. What city is the truck close to when it breaks down in "When We Arrive"?

5. Where did the protagonist of "First Communion" burn himself on hot coals?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who do the characters surmise probably turned Figueroa in, in "They Let Figueroa Out..."?

2. Why does one of the workers hope to get a job in Minneapolis in "When We Arrive"?

3. How is the information relayed to the reader largely in "The Night the Lights Went Out"? Why do you think the author chooses this narrative style?

4. What does the narrator do after fleeing from his home in "First Communion"?

5. Why does Dona Maria become panicked when she goes shopping for toys in "The Night Before Christmas"?

6. How are Don Efrain and Dona Chona described in "The Little Burnt Victims"?

7. Where are the photographs discovered by the children in "The Portrait"? What does this discovery mean?

8. What does the narrator observe at the cleaners in "First Communion"?

9. Why has the narrator been unable to sleep the night before in "First Communion"?

10. Why does the boy give the teacher a button in "The Teacher Was Surprised When..."? Why does this surprise her?

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