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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. About how many people are traveling in the trailer when the truck breaks down in "When We Arrive"?
(a) 25.
(b) 20.
(c) 30.
(d) 40.

2. Who does the narrator say is the only devil in "Under the House"?
(a) Don Julio.
(b) Don Laito.
(c) Don Ramirez.
(d) Don Rayos.

3. How many sins has the protagonist counted that he has committed on the eve of communion in "First Communion"?
(a) 250.
(b) 125.
(c) 100.
(d) 150.

4. Who loaned one of the characters money that gave him enough to buy food for two months in "When We Arrive"?
(a) Mr. Anderson.
(b) Mr. James.
(c) Mr. Thompson.
(d) Mr. Ross.

5. When does the narrator say the priest always held First Communion in "First Communion"?
(a) Mid-summer.
(b) Mid-spring.
(c) Mid-winter.
(d) Early fall.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the narrator say Dona Maria decided to buy something for her children in "The Night Before Christmas"?

2. Who was frying eggs when the fire broke out in "The Little Burnt Victims"?

3. Where does Dona Maria's husband say she got lost downtown in Minnesota in "The Night Before Christmas"?

4. Where did the protagonist of "First Communion" burn himself on hot coals?

5. What character dies in "Out"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the fire start in "The Little Burnt Victims"?

2. What preparations are described in "It Was a Beautiful Wedding Day..."?

3. What is said of Dona Cuquita in "Under the House"?

4. Where are the photographs discovered by the children in "The Portrait"? What does this discovery mean?

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

6. What does the narrator observe at the cleaners in "First Communion"?

7. Why does Bartolo pass through town every December?

8. Why does Dona Maria decide to get her children toys for Christmas in "The Night Before Christmas"?

9. Why does the boy give the teacher a button in "The Teacher Was Surprised When..."? Why does this surprise her?

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

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