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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the man from that Ramon's girlfriend is supposedly cheating on him with in "Out"?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Minnesota.

2. What is the name of Ramon's girlfriend in "Out"?
(a) Anna.
(b) Lolita.
(c) Juanita.
(d) Maria.

3. At whose house does Don Mateo stay when he goes to find the man who swindled him in "The Portrait"?
(a) Julio's house.
(b) Marco's house.
(c) Juan's house.
(d) Esteban's house.

4. What makes the protagonist move in "Under the House"?
(a) Mice.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Fleas.
(d) Spiders.

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

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

7. Where do the Garcia children stay while their parents work in the fields in "The Little Burnt Victims"?
(a) At their aunt's home.
(b) At the nursery.
(c) At school.
(d) At home.

8. When does the narrator say Dona Maria decided to buy something for her children in "The Night Before Christmas"?
(a) One week before Christmas.
(b) Two days before Christmas.
(c) Three days before Christmas.
(d) On Christmas Eve.

9. Where does Dona Maria plan to go to buy toys for her children in "The Night Before Christmas"?
(a) Kress.
(b) Fred's.
(c) Costco.
(d) Wal-Mart.

10. Who was frying eggs when the fire broke out in "The Little Burnt Victims"?
(a) Julio.
(b) Juan.
(c) Enrico.
(d) Raulito.

11. Where do the portrait salesmen come from in "The Portrait"?
(a) Dallas.
(b) Austin.
(c) Houston.
(d) San Antonio.

12. 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 Cuquita.
(c) Dona Sanchez.
(d) Dona Maria.

13. The wife in "The Portrait" says they lost her Chuy right before he left for where?
(a) Korea.
(b) Spain.
(c) Germany.
(d) Vietnam.

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

15. Who is the man that Ramon's girlfriend starts seeing while he is away in "Out"?
(a) Ramiro.
(b) Andreas.
(c) Juan.
(d) Julio.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the ages of the Garcias' children in "The Little Burnt Victims"?

2. Where does the protagonist witness a couple copulating in "First Communion"?

3. What does Bartolo come to sell in the town in "Bartolo Passed Through..."?

4. Where does Dona Maria's husband work?

5. Who does the narrator say is the only devil in "Under the House"?

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