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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. For what newspaper does Arturo work?
(a) The News Journal.
(b) The Wilmington Times.
(c) The Newark Spectacle.
(d) The Chicago Tribune.

2. For how many years was the diner open where Mayor's father worked when it shut its doors?
(a) 53.
(b) 23.
(c) 16.
(d) 45.

3. Where was Jose Mercado injured, leading to his using a walker?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Bosnia.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Afghanistan.

4. Who comes to the Riveras to tell them about Mayor and Maribel kissing in the car?
(a) Maria.
(b) Esteban.
(c) Quisqueya.
(d) Celia.

5. Who does Arturo call when he arrives home and Maribel is missing?
(a) Gloria.
(b) Micho Alvarez.
(c) The police.
(d) Phyllis.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Alma and Arturo go to the pizza restaurant, they are celebrating how many years of marriage?

2. Where is Nelia Zafon from?

3. In what branch of the military was Jose Mercado enlisted?

4. What is the scarf that Mayor gives Maribel made of?

5. Where was the apartment where Nelia Zafon lived with Josie?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Rafael lose his job? What problems does this present?

2. How is the setting of Clay Creek Park described? Why do the Toros and Riveras go there?

3. How does Gloria come into a sum of money? How much is it? What does she do with it?

4. What does Mayor do when the first snow comes in March?

5. What information about Mayor and Maribel does Quisqueya relate to the Riveras?

6. What is the significance of the song "Feliz Navidad" in the novel?

7. Why is Arturo fired from his job at the mushroom farm?

8. Who is Micho Alvarez? What is his story?

9. What is Nelia Zafon's backstory? Where is she from?

10. Why does Alma keep the information about Garrett secret from Arturo?

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