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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Twenty-seven through Thirty-five.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What brand of cigar do Gordo and Lázaro share?
(a) CAO.
(b) Romeo y Julieta.
(c) Ave Maria.
(d) Malagueña.

2. With which of the following does Chapter Twenty-six begin?
(a) Fifteen minutes later, Sierra and Bennie strolled back around the corner.
(b) On a normal night at El Mar, a few chubby couples would swing around the dance floor.
(c) Getting to the Q train didn’t take too long.
(d) CULEBRA was scrawled in ridiculously large and colorful letters across the tinted windows of El Mar.

3. The text of the novel opens with which of the following?
(a) Grandpa Lázaro sat up in bed.
(b) “What was that all about?”
(c) “Sierra? What are you staring at?”
(d) The commotion from the pool area got louder.

4. What causes Bennie to cry out at Manny’s printing press?
(a) A hand on her rump.
(b) A struck funny bone.
(c) A bruised head.
(d) A stubbed toe.

5. Which percussion instrument does Culebra feature?
(a) Cajones.
(b) Timbales.
(c) Bongos.
(d) Congas.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which neighborhood is Club Kalfour located?

2. Chapter Twenty-nine begins with which of the following?

3. In which of the following arts is Crane reported to have been skilled?

4. In which of the following arts is Lázaro reported to have been skilled?

5. With which of the following does Chapter Twenty-five begin?

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