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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the protagonist run when he leaves his home after the communion in "First Communion"?
(a) To the thicket.
(b) To the beach.
(c) To the church.
(d) To the cemetery.

2. When does Ramon's girlfriend get an invitation to go to the dance in "Out"?
(a) Friday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Saturday.

3. When does the narrator say that Napoleon's troops suffered a defeat against Mexican soldiers in "Under the House"?
(a) 1832.
(b) 1852.
(c) 1872.
(d) 1789.

4. 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.

5. Where do the children find the sack full of pictures in "The Portrait"?
(a) In the cemetery.
(b) In a tunnel leading to the dump.
(c) Underneath the pews at the church.
(d) In a suitcase at the hotel.

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

7. What does Bartolo come to sell in the town in "Bartolo Passed Through..."?
(a) Apples.
(b) Portraits.
(c) Poems.
(d) Potatoes.

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

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

10. Who visits on Christmas Eve with a sack of oranges and nuts in "The Night Before Christmas"?
(a) Don Chon.
(b) Don Andrea.
(c) Don Julio.
(d) Santa Claus.

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

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

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) Potatoes.
(d) Watermelons.

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

15. What city is the truck close to when it breaks down in "When We Arrive"?
(a) New York.
(b) Des Moines.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the man from that Ramon's girlfriend is supposedly cheating on him with in "Out"?

2. How much money was one of the characters loaned, allowing him to buy food for two months in "When We Arrive"?

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

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

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

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