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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the narrator say the priest always held First Communion in "First Communion"?

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

3. From what narrative point of view is "First Communion" related?

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

5. What color shoes does the man from San Antonio wear in "Out"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Dona Maria become panicked when she goes shopping for toys in "The Night Before Christmas"?

4. Who do the characters surmise probably turned Figueroa in, in "They Let Figueroa Out..."?

5. Why does Bartolo pass through town every December?

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

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

8. Who buys a portrait in "The Portrait"? Who is the portrait of?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does the protagonist of "A Silvery Night" hope to summon the devil? How does he go about doing so? What does he make of the events after he summons the devil?

Essay Topic 2

What does the grandfather ask his grandson in "A Stroke Left the Grandfather Paralyzed..."? What is the grandson's response? What does the grandson come to realize after time has passed?

Essay Topic 3

What happens to Ramon in "The Night the Lights Went Out"? How does he come to this fate? Do you think that he is justified in his actions? Why or why not?

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