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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. How much time has passed from the encounter between Garrett and Maribel that Alma tells Arturo about it?
(a) Several months.
(b) Two years.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) A few days.

2. What does Mayor's mother receive from Rafael on Christmas?
(a) A pair of hiking boots.
(b) Lingerie.
(c) Perfume and a necklace.
(d) Shampoo and conditioner.

3. Who is the police officer that Alma goes to about Garrett?
(a) Officer Williams.
(b) Officer Ross.
(c) Officer McNay.
(d) Officer Mora.

4. At what university are Quisqueya's sons studying?
(a) Notre Dame.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Yale.
(d) Rutgers.

5. For how long has Mayor's father worked at the diner when it shuts its doors?
(a) 17 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 11 years.
(d) 15 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Gloria tell Alma she is getting as a part of her divorce settlement?

2. When Alma and Arturo go to the pizza restaurant, they are celebrating how many years of marriage?

3. What does Mayor's brother receive for Christmas?

4. Fito Angelino ended up taking the apartment manager job based on what?

5. Where does Celia tell Alma there is a marsh that freezes in winter and the children go to slide on it?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information about Mayor and Maribel does Quisqueya relate to the Riveras?

2. Why is Arturo fired from his job at the mushroom farm?

3. What is illustrated through the communication of Enrique and Mayor when Enrique visits for Christmas?

4. How does Rafael drive on the way home from the car lot? Why does he drive this way?

5. How does Gloria come into a sum of money? How much is it? What does she do with it?

6. What is the significance of the song "Feliz Navidad" in the novel?

7. Who is Jose Mercado and what is his backstory?

8. What is Mayor's punishment from his parents for fighting in school?

9. What are the repercussions of Quisqueya's news of Mayor and Maribel?

10. Why does Rafael lose his job? What problems does this present?

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