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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. How much does the portait salesman say it will cost to enlarge a portrait, inlay, and frame it in "The Portrait"?
(a) $30.
(b) $40.
(c) $20.
(d) $10.

2. Who visits on Christmas Eve with a sack of oranges and nuts in "The Night Before Christmas"?
(a) Don Julio.
(b) Santa Claus.
(c) Don Chon.
(d) Don Andrea.

3. How many sins has the protagonist counted that he has committed on the eve of communion in "First Communion"?
(a) 150.
(b) 125.
(c) 250.
(d) 100.

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

5. What color shoes does the man from San Antonio wear in "Out"?
(a) Orange.
(b) Gray.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ramon say he goes when the others make fun of him in "Out"?

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

3. Where does the protagonist run when he leaves his home after the communion in "First Communion"?

4. At whose house does Don Mateo stay when he goes to find the man who swindled him in "The Portrait"?

5. What is the movie about that the Garcia family has just seen at the theater in "The Little Burnt Victims"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How are Don Efrain and Dona Chona described in "The Little Burnt Victims"?

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

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

8. Who buys a portrait in "The Portrait"? Who is the portrait of?

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

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

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