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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. What city is the truck close to when it breaks down in "When We Arrive"?
2. What color does the portrait salesman suggest making the uniform in "The Portrait"?
3. At what time is Confession set to take place in "First Communion"?
4. How much does the portait salesman say it will cost to enlarge a portrait, inlay, and frame it in "The Portrait"?
5. What does Bartolo come to sell in the town in "Bartolo Passed Through..."?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the fire start in "The Little Burnt Victims"?
2. 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?
3. Why does Bartolo pass through town every December?
4. Who is Ramiro and what role does he play in the plot of "The Night the Lights Went Out"?
5. Why does Dona Maria decide to get her children toys for Christmas in "The Night Before Christmas"?
6. What does the narrator do after fleeing from his home in "First Communion"?
7. What has Dona Maria always told her children about Santa Clause in "The Night Before Christmas"?
8. What preparations are described in "It Was a Beautiful Wedding Day..."?
9. Who do the characters surmise probably turned Figueroa in, in "They Let Figueroa Out..."?
10. How are Don Efrain and Dona Chona described in "The Little Burnt Victims"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Why is the father obsessed with boxing in "The Little Burnt Victims"? What symbolism is associated with this obsession in the story? What becomes of the Garcia family?
Essay Topic 3
How is the protagonist of "First Communion" affected by what he sees in the window of the cleaners? How does this reaction reflect upon his actions as the story goes on? What do you think this implies about the character?
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