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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 do the field workers see smoke rising from the farm in "The Little Burnt Victims"?
(a) 8:00 a.m.
(b) 9:00 a.m.
(c) 10:00 a.m.
(d) 11:00 a.m.

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

3. Who loaned one of the characters money that gave him enough to buy food for two months in "When We Arrive"?
(a) Mr. James.
(b) Mr. Thompson.
(c) Mr. Ross.
(d) Mr. Anderson.

4. For how long does Ramon go away to work and not see his girlfriend in "Out"?
(a) Two months.
(b) Four months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Three months.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How far is downtown from Dona Maria's home in "The Night Before Christmas"?

3. How much copper does the narrator say they collected the day before in "Under the House"?

4. Where does Don Mateo take off to when he discovers he has been swindled in "The Portrait"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

6. Why has the narrator been unable to sleep the night before in "First Communion"?

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

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

9. What is said of Dona Cuquita in "Under the House"?

10. How is the narrative related in "When We Arrive"? Why do you think the author has chosen this narrative style?

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