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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. Where do the portrait salesmen come from in "The Portrait"?
(a) San Antonio.
(b) Austin.
(c) Dallas.
(d) Houston.

2. Where does Dona Maria's husband work?
(a) A cotton farm.
(b) A beet farm.
(c) A hotel.
(d) A restaurant.

3. 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?
(a) New York.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Cleveland.
(d) Minneapolis.

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

5. Where does Dona Maria's husband say she got lost downtown in Minnesota in "The Night Before Christmas"?
(a) Texarkana.
(b) Malvern.
(c) Wilmar.
(d) Anderson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color shoes does the man from San Antonio wear in "Out"?

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

4. What does the protagonist ask his mother to iron for him in "First Communion"?

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. What preparations are described in "It Was a Beautiful Wedding Day..."?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does the narrator do after fleeing from his home in "First Communion"?

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

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