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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many hours a day does Dona Maria's husband work in "The Night Before Christmas"?
(a) Almost 13 hours a day.
(b) Almost 18 hours a day.
(c) Almost 10 hours a day.
(d) Almost 15 hours a day.

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

3. Dona Maria tells her children that in Mexico, Santa does not bring presents. Who does instead?
(a) Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
(b) The Three Wise Men.
(c) Jesus Christ.
(d) The Virgin Mary.

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

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

6. Where does Ramon say he goes when the others make fun of him in "Out"?
(a) To the church.
(b) To the woods.
(c) To the beach.
(d) To the cemetery.

7. Dona Chona says of her children in "The Little Burnt Victims" that the older they get the more what they become?
(a) Hateful.
(b) Restless.
(c) Resentful.
(d) Educated.

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

9. How much copper does the narrator say they collected the day before in "Under the House"?
(a) 50 pounds.
(b) 10 pounds.
(c) 30 pounds.
(d) 20 pounds.

10. Whose nose is said to always start bleeding in "The Little Burnt Victims"?
(a) Juan's.
(b) Julio's.
(c) Enrico's.
(d) Ramon's.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. When does Ramon's girlfriend get an invitation to go to the dance in "Out"?

3. How far is downtown from Dona Maria's home in "The Night Before Christmas"?

4. Who invites in the portrait salesmen when the narrator is at his friend's house in "The Portrait"?

5. When does the narrator say that Napoleon's troops suffered a defeat against Mexican soldiers in "Under the House"?

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