Ask the Dust Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 131 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Ask the Dust Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 131 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Arturo's only purchase at the restaurant has been:
(a) Bourbon
(b) Milk
(c) Tea
(d) Coffee

2. Mrs. Hargraves assumes that The Little Dog Laughed is:
(a) A dog story
(b) A biography
(c) A mystery
(d) A children's story

3. Arturo feels that the only people who really belong in California are:
(a) The beachcombers
(b) The Mexicans
(c) People who drive expensive cars
(d) Those with polo shirts and sunglasses

4. Arturo looks at himself in the mirror and tells himself:
(a) He is courageous to choose writing as a career
(b) He is an intelligent, good son
(c) He is a good Catholic
(d) He is no more than a simple thief

5. For his story, Arturo receives the whopping sum of:
(a) $350
(b) $500
(c) $175
(d) $100

6. To absolve himself of his guilt over the stolen milk, before drinking it, Arturo first:
(a) Prays for a half hour
(b) Writer to his mother
(c) Goes to confession
(d) Writes to his editor

7. Arturo rolls up tobacco for a cigarette, using:
(a) Toilet paper
(b) Writing paper
(c) Newspaper
(d) Old essays

8. If Mr. Hargraves were alive, he would have:
(a) Accepted Arturo's enthnicity
(b) Been a good friend to Arturo
(c) Gone to church with Arturo
(d) Disapproved of Arturo's habits

9. Arturo reveals his own "dirty" side by:
(a) Spitting in the gutter
(b) Smoking a used cigarette butt
(c) Wearing dirty clothing
(d) Leaving beer all over the table

10. The name of the restaurant where Camilla works is:
(a) Alta Loma Buffet
(b) Columbia House Restaurant
(c) Bunker Hill Cafe
(d) The Columbia Buffet

11. Arturo remembers people like these who called him:
(a) A bad boy
(b) Wop, dago and greaser
(c) Half-breed
(d) Italian idiot

12. The milk Arturo steals turns out to be:
(a) Fresh
(b) Buttermilk
(c) Sour
(d) Cream

13. The Alta Loma Hotel is in L.A's:
(a) Long Beach area
(b) Laguna Beach district
(c) Black Belt district
(d) Bunker Hill District

14. The dynamic between Arturo and Camilla consists of:
(a) Racial slurs and apologies
(b) Aloofness and attentiveness
(c) Angry exchanges and shouting
(d) Unfettered love

15. Camilla has a professional name because:
(a) She is not satisifed with Lopez
(b) She is an illegal alien
(c) She plans to become an actress
(d) She is a fugitive

Short Answer Questions

1. Arturo visits a prostitute in Chapter 2. He considers her:

2. Both Camilla and Arturo put on a facade of:

3. Camilla runs after Arturo because:

4. Arturo's newly published story will be entitled:

5. Arturo vacillates between:

(see the answer keys)

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