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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time is Confession set to take place in "First Communion"?
(a) 7:00 a.m.
(b) 9:00 a.m.
(c) 6:00 a.m.
(d) 8:00 a.m.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Dona Chona says of her children in "The Little Burnt Victims" that the older they get the more what they become?

2. How much does the portait salesman say it will cost to enlarge a portrait, inlay, and frame it in "The Portrait"?

3. Where do the children find the sack full of pictures in "The Portrait"?

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

5. What does the protagonist recall his father telling him stories about at night in "Under the House"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ramon feel about his girlfriend in "The Night the Lights Went Out"?

2. Who is Ramiro and what role does he play in the plot of "The Night the Lights Went Out"?

3. How is the narrative of "Under the House" related? Why do you think the author chooses this narrative style?

4. Why does Dona Maria decide to get her children toys for Christmas in "The Night Before Christmas"?

5. What is remarked about the protagonist as he walks away in "Under the House"?

6. Why does Bartolo pass through town every December?

7. Who do the characters surmise probably turned Figueroa in, in "They Let Figueroa Out..."?

8. What has Dona Maria always told her children about Santa Clause in "The Night Before Christmas"?

9. How is the information relayed to the reader largely in "The Night the Lights Went Out"? Why do you think the author chooses this narrative style?

10. Where do the portrait sellers come from in "The Portrait"? Why?

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