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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children do Don Efrain and Dona Chona have in "The Little Burnt Victims"?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

2. What does the protagonist ask his mother to iron for him in "First Communion"?
(a) His jacket.
(b) His tie.
(c) His pants.
(d) His shirt.

3. What covers the protagonist's walls in his bedroom in "First Communion"?
(a) Images of the devil.
(b) Posters of women.
(c) Crosses.
(d) Posters of cars.

4. What is the movie about that the Garcia family has just seen at the theater in "The Little Burnt Victims"?
(a) Boxing.
(b) Romance.
(c) Sailing.
(d) Baseball.

5. What color shoes does the man from San Antonio wear in "Out"?
(a) Orange.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Gray.

6. On what day of the week does the Garcia family return home from the movie theater in "The Little Burnt Victims"?
(a) Friday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Sunday.

7. How much money was one of the characters loaned, allowing him to buy food for two months in "When We Arrive"?
(a) $400.
(b) $300.
(c) $100.
(d) $200.

8. One of the unnamed characters curses the life of the migrant workers in "When We Arrive." Where does this character say he will go to get a job as soon as the truck unloads?
(a) Minneapolis.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) New York.
(d) Cleveland.

9. Of what character does the narrator say she was very careful whenever they went to the dump in "Under the House"?
(a) Dona Bone.
(b) Dona Sanchez.
(c) Dona Cuquita.
(d) Dona Maria.

10. What character dies in "Out"?
(a) Juanita.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Ramon.
(d) Jose.

11. How much does the portait salesman say it will cost to enlarge a portrait, inlay, and frame it in "The Portrait"?
(a) $20.
(b) $10.
(c) $30.
(d) $40.

12. In what type of building does the Garcia family live in "The Little Burnt Victims"?
(a) A tin garage.
(b) A chicken shack.
(c) A wood cabin.
(d) A teepee.

13. What kind of crop does one character talk about, saying if they do well with it he will buy a car in "When We Arrive"?
(a) The apple crop.
(b) The corn crop.
(c) The wheat crop.
(d) The onion crop.

14. Where up north does Dona Maria's family go yearly in "The Night Before Christmas"?
(a) Idaho.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) Vermont.
(d) Indiana.

15. Where does Dona Maria's husband work?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A beet farm.
(d) A cotton farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the day of the Reyes Magos, according to the narrator in "The Night Before Christmas"?

2. Dona Maria tells her children that in Mexico, Santa does not bring presents. Who does instead?

3. How long does the portrait salesman say it will take to deliver an inlaid, enlarged and framed portrait in "The Portrait"?

4. For how long does Ramon go away to work and not see his girlfriend in "Out"?

5. Where does the protagonist run when he leaves his home after the communion in "First Communion"?

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