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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. Dona Maria tells her children that in Mexico, Santa does not bring presents. Who does instead?
(a) Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
(b) The Three Wise Men.
(c) The Virgin Mary.
(d) Jesus Christ.

2. At what time do the field workers see smoke rising from the farm in "The Little Burnt Victims"?
(a) 9:00 a.m.
(b) 8:00 a.m.
(c) 10:00 a.m.
(d) 11:00 a.m.

3. Who was frying eggs when the fire broke out in "The Little Burnt Victims"?
(a) Raulito.
(b) Juan.
(c) Enrico.
(d) Julio.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the narrator say the priest always held First Communion in "First Communion"?

2. Who loaned one of the characters money that gave him enough to buy food for two months in "When We Arrive"?

3. Where did Ramon and his girfriend buy rings for each other, according to the narrator in "Out"?

4. What does Bartolo come to sell in the town in "Bartolo Passed Through..."?

5. How many children do Don Efrain and Dona Chona have in "The Little Burnt Victims"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Bartolo pass through town every December?

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

5. Why is Dona Maria arrested in "The Night Before Christmas"? How does she get out of jail?

6. Why is the protagonist under the house in "Under the House"?

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

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

9. 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?

10. What is said of Dona Cuquita in "Under the House"?

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