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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Paco do to avoid battle in "Under the Ridge"?
(a) Pretends to be sick.
(b) Plays dead.
(c) Defects.
(d) Shoots his own hand.

2. What is Edwin's job during the Spanish Civil War?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Recording battles.
(c) Newspaper journalist.
(d) Movie director.

3. Who is Enrique waiting for in "Nobody Ever Dies"?
(a) Gabrielle.
(b) Juanita.
(c) Maria.
(d) Carla.

4. What is Stevie's last name?
(a) Jones.
(b) Wilson.
(c) Wheeler.
(d) Johnson.

5. What is Blindy's nickname before he becomes blind?
(a) Blacky.
(b) Blondey.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Bloody.

6. What is the name of the man who is shot in "The Butterfly and the Tank"?
(a) Pedro.
(b) Paco.
(c) Paul.
(d) Pepe.

7. What do most of the lions eat in "The Good Lion"?
(a) Buffalo.
(b) Lions.
(c) Zebras.
(d) People.

8. Where is Stevie at the beginning of "Great News From the Mainland"?
(a) A hospital.
(b) A boarding school.
(c) Prison.
(d) A mental institution.

9. What is the man in the restaurant spraying the people with in "The Butterfly and the Tank"?
(a) Cologne.
(b) Food coloring.
(c) Urine.
(d) Water.

10. What does Blindy spend his days doing?
(a) Hitchhiking.
(b) Begging for money.
(c) Playing slot machines.
(d) Listening to the radio.

11. What does Nick talk to the Italian soldiers about?
(a) Butterflies.
(b) Crickets.
(c) Spiders.
(d) Grasshoppers.

12. Where does Harry live?
(a) Bermuda.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Florida.

13. Who does Jimmy talk with a lot while his father is sleeping?
(a) A guard.
(b) A prisoner.
(c) The engineer.
(d) The Porter.

14. What kind of therapy is Stevie receiving in "Great News From the Mainland"?
(a) Anger management.
(b) Massage therapy.
(c) Hypnotherapy.
(d) Electric shock therapy.

15. What does the Porter use to show Jimmy a trick?
(a) A knife.
(b) A string.
(c) A razor.
(d) A glass bottle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Wheeler tease his waitress about?

2. What does Jimmy's father stay up late doing in "The Porter"?

3. Where does "Black Ass at the Cross Roads" take place?

4. What does the bull refuse to do?

5. Why is Nick discharged from the army?

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