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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. 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.

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

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

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

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) $300.
(c) $200.
(d) $400.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many hamburgers does a character describe buying at 2 a.m. in "When We Arrive"?

4. What city is the truck close to when it breaks down in "When We Arrive"?

5. What character dies in "Out"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bartolo pass through town every December?

2. How does the fire start in "The Little Burnt Victims"?

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

4. Why does the boy give the teacher a button in "The Teacher Was Surprised When..."? Why does this surprise her?

5. Why is Dona Maria arrested in "The Night Before Christmas"? How does she get out of jail?

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

7. Where do the children stay when the Garcias go to work in "The Little Burnt Victims"? Why?

8. How does one character describe the clerk's response when he ordered hamburgers in "When We Arrive"? Why did the clerk have this response?

9. What does the narrator observe at the cleaners in "First Communion"?

10. Where are the photographs discovered by the children in "The Portrait"? What does this discovery mean?

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