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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. 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. Anderson.
(c) Mr. Thompson.
(d) Mr. James.

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

3. For how long does Ramon go away to work and not see his girlfriend in "Out"?
(a) Six months.
(b) Three months.
(c) Four months.
(d) Two months.

4. Who visits on Christmas Eve with a sack of oranges and nuts in "The Night Before Christmas"?
(a) Don Julio.
(b) Don Chon.
(c) Santa Claus.
(d) Don Andrea.

5. Where is Ramon planning to return soon in "Out"?
(a) To Texas.
(b) To Mississippi.
(c) To Utah.
(d) To Kansas.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what type of building does the Garcia family live in "The Little Burnt Victims"?

3. What makes the protagonist move in "Under the House"?

4. How far is downtown from Dona Maria's home in "The Night Before Christmas"?

5. 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"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the fire start in "The Little Burnt Victims"?

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. How does one character describe the clerk's response when he ordered hamburgers in "When We Arrive"? Why did the clerk have this response?

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

6. What has Dona Maria always told her children about Santa Clause in "The Night Before Christmas"?

7. Why does Dona Maria decide to get her children toys for Christmas in "The Night Before Christmas"?

8. What is remarked about the protagonist as he walks away in "Under the House"?

9. Where do the portrait sellers come from in "The Portrait"? Why?

10. Where do the children stay when the Garcias go to work in "The Little Burnt Victims"? Why?

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