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

2. Who does the narrator say is the only devil in "Under the House"?
(a) Don Julio.
(b) Don Ramirez.
(c) Don Rayos.
(d) Don Laito.

3. At whose house does Don Mateo stay when he goes to find the man who swindled him in "The Portrait"?
(a) Esteban's house.
(b) Marco's house.
(c) Juan's house.
(d) Julio's house.

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

5. How far is downtown from Dona Maria's home in "The Night Before Christmas"?
(a) Two miles.
(b) Three blocks.
(c) Two blocks.
(d) Six blocks.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many people are traveling in the trailer when the truck breaks down in "When We Arrive"?

2. What covers the protagonist's walls in his bedroom in "First Communion"?

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

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

5. Who loaned one of the characters money that gave him enough to buy food for two months in "When We Arrive"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the protagonist under the house in "Under the House"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Dona Maria become panicked when she goes shopping for toys in "The Night Before Christmas"?

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

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

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