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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many knots and prayers are described in the story from "Under the House"?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

2. 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) Philadelphia.
(b) Minneapolis.
(c) Cleveland.
(d) New York.

3. What is the day of the Reyes Magos, according to the narrator in "The Night Before Christmas"?
(a) January 6.
(b) June 3.
(c) January 1.
(d) February 15.

4. What does the protagonist recall his father telling him stories about at night in "Under the House"?
(a) Vampires.
(b) Witches.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Werewolves.

5. How many hamburgers does a character describe buying at 2 a.m. in "When We Arrive"?
(a) 32.
(b) 60.
(c) 25.
(d) 54.

6. At what time does the narrator say the truck broke down in the opening of "When We Arrive"?
(a) 3:00 a.m.
(b) 4:00 a.m.
(c) 5:00 a.m.
(d) 12:00 a.m.

7. From what narrative point of view is "First Communion" related?
(a) Third person.
(b) Fourth person.
(c) Second person.
(d) First person.

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

9. What does the protagonist throw rocks at in "First Communion"?
(a) A cactus.
(b) A cat.
(c) A window.
(d) A dartboard.

10. How long does the portrait salesman say it will take to deliver an inlaid, enlarged and framed portrait in "The Portrait"?
(a) One week.
(b) Two months.
(c) One month.
(d) Three weeks.

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

12. Where does Dona Maria's husband say she got lost downtown in Minnesota in "The Night Before Christmas"?
(a) Anderson.
(b) Texarkana.
(c) Wilmar.
(d) Malvern.

13. The truck driver in "When We Arrive" says that as soon as he drops these people off, he's going to see how things go hauling what?
(a) Apples.
(b) Horses.
(c) Watermelons.
(d) Potatoes.

14. At what time do the field workers see smoke rising from the farm in "The Little Burnt Victims"?
(a) 9:00 a.m.
(b) 8:00 a.m.
(c) 11:00 a.m.
(d) 10:00 a.m.

15. Who invites in the portrait salesmen when the narrator is at his friend's house in "The Portrait"?
(a) Don Mateo.
(b) Don Andreas.
(c) Don Ramiro.
(d) Don Julio.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many hours a day does Dona Maria's husband work in "The Night Before Christmas"?

2. What makes the protagonist move in "Under the House"?

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

4. The wife in "The Portrait" says they lost her Chuy right before he left for where?

5. Whose nose is said to always start bleeding in "The Little Burnt Victims"?

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