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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. When does Ramon's girlfriend get an invitation to go to the dance in "Out"?
(a) Friday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Sunday.

2. How many hamburgers does a character describe buying at 2 a.m. in "When We Arrive"?
(a) 32.
(b) 25.
(c) 54.
(d) 60.

3. What character dies in "Out"?
(a) Jose.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Juanita.
(d) Ramon.

4. When does the narrator say that Napoleon's troops suffered a defeat against Mexican soldiers in "Under the House"?
(a) 1872.
(b) 1789.
(c) 1852.
(d) 1832.

5. The wife in "The Portrait" says they lost her Chuy right before he left for where?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Germany.
(c) Spain.
(d) Korea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes the protagonist move in "Under the House"?

2. What covers the protagonist's walls in his bedroom in "First Communion"?

3. What does the protagonist throw rocks at in "First Communion"?

4. At what time does the narrator say the truck broke down in the opening of "When We Arrive"?

5. Where do the portrait salesmen come from in "The Portrait"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do the children stay when the Garcias go to work in "The Little Burnt Victims"? Why?

2. How is the narrative of "Under the House" related? Why do you think the author chooses this narrative style?

3. How does Ramon feel about his girlfriend in "The Night the Lights Went Out"?

4. Why is the protagonist under the house in "Under the House"?

5. What has caused the accident in "A Little Before Six..."? How many are killed as a result of the accident?

6. How is the information relayed to the reader largely in "The Night the Lights Went Out"? Why do you think the author chooses this narrative style?

7. What does the narrator do after fleeing from his home in "First Communion"?

8. How are Don Efrain and Dona Chona described in "The Little Burnt Victims"?

9. What is remarked about the protagonist as he walks away in "Under the House"?

10. Why has the narrator been unable to sleep the night before in "First Communion"?

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