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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cornelia Ruiz loves only love and ______________.
(a) cooking.
(b) dancing.
(c) forgiveness.
(d) fighting.

2. What do Teresina's children eat for every meal?
(a) Corn.
(b) Cheese.
(c) Beans.
(d) Oranges.

3. Why had the corporal left Mexico with the baby?
(a) He was discharged from the army.
(b) There were two attempts on his life.
(c) He wanted a better life for his son.
(d) He wanted to live with family.

4. What does Danny buy at Torrelli's?
(a) A keg of beer.
(b) A quart of wine.
(c) A gallon of wine.
(d) Tortillas.

5. What seems to puzzle Teresina Cortez?
(a) Why the paisanos won't leave her alone.
(b) How she keeps getting pregnant.
(c) Why she can't keep a job.
(d) Where her husband is now.

6. What work does Petey do in order to buy presents for the person in #140?
(a) Picks tomatoes.
(b) Cuts squid.
(c) Milks cows.
(d) Pumps gas.

7. What do the paisanos do to Joe after they teach him a lesson?
(a) Fix him a good dinner.
(b) Give him wine and put him in bed.
(c) Ignore him for a week.
(d) Send him to Confession.

8. What is notable about the woman in #104?
(a) She is a beauty queen.
(b) She is blind.
(c) She is a spinster.
(d) She is a widow.

9. What do the paisanos do after a shipwreck?
(a) Log the information in a journal.
(b) Clean up the debris.
(c) Pick up driftwood.
(d) Comb the beach for objects to sell.

10. Why did Pilon throw rocks at train engines as a child?
(a) He was just bored and looking for something to do.
(b) He liked to get people's attention.
(c) The firemen would throw coal which he took to his mother.
(d) He wanted to improve his pitching skills.

11. What do the paisanos want to buy for the church in honor of St. Francis?
(a) A candlestick.
(b) Bibles.
(c) A pew.
(d) A statue.

12. What does Petey do when the girl in #140 rejects his marriage proposal?
(a) Tries to hang himself.
(b) Runs off with another girl.
(c) Keeps trying to win her heart.
(d) Shoots her.

13. What rank does the sixteen-year-old boy have in the Mexican army?
(a) Private.
(b) Corporal.
(c) Sergeant.
(d) Lieutenant.

14. How many children does Senora Teresina Cortez have?
(a) 2.
(b) 4
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

15. What does Danny find and sell to a rival supply company?
(a) A stack of two by fours.
(b) Some cans of paint.
(c) A flat of shingles.
(d) A keg of nails.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the paisanos make the Pirate leave outside of church?

2. Who helps Danny finish half the item in #83?

3. Which of the paisanos has a particularly moving experience in church?

4. What do the paisanos do to the person in #111 to teach him not to steal?

5. Why does the Pirate take his dogs to the woods?

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