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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. How many years younger than the Gangster is Beli?
(a) 11.
(b) 17.
(c) 9.
(d) 5.

2. How much does Oscar weigh his sophomore year?
(a) 270 pounds.
(b) 255 pounds.
(c) 245-260 pounds.
(d) 180-210 pounds.

3. What does Oscar read in Part I, Chapter One along with painting his D&D miniatures.?
(a) Stephen King.
(b) Isaac Asimov.
(c) Poul Anderson.
(d) Louis L'Amour.

4. How long does Oscar have two girlfriends at once?
(a) About three weeks.
(b) 15 days.
(c) 45 days.
(d) A week.

5. In Part I, Chapter Two, what did Lola say that she used to dress as every Halloween?
(a) Wonder Woman.
(b) Pippi Longstocking.
(c) Glenda the Good.
(d) Wicked Witch of the West.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Oscar's abuelo die?

2. Who finally persuades Beli to forget Jack Pujols?

3. What is Beli's first job?

4. What type of vehicle do Trujillo assassins drive?

5. What was Porfirio driving when he died in a car crash?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part I, Chapter Two, what does Lola say about her mother's parenting skills?

2. Where do two large men take Beli when they grab her in the park the first time in Part I, Chapter Three?

3. After Oscar spends a week looking at himself in the mirror in Part 1, Chapter One, what changes does he make?

4. How did Lola help her mother before she was thirteen?

5. Why does Beli get expelled from school?

6. In Part I, Chapter One, what does Oscar dream about his sister's friends?

7. What was the Gangster's early life like?

8. How do Oscar's sister's girlfriends treat him?

9. How does Lola's mother get her back home after she runs off with a boy?

10. What is life like for Belicia at her aunt's home, as described in Part I, Chapter Three?

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