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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 does the protagonist witness a couple copulating in "First Communion"?
(a) In an apartment building.
(b) In a field.
(c) At the cleaners.
(d) Inside the church.

2. The wife in "The Portrait" says they lost her Chuy right before he left for where?
(a) Germany.
(b) Spain.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) Korea.

3. What is the movie about that the Garcia family has just seen at the theater in "The Little Burnt Victims"?
(a) Romance.
(b) Boxing.
(c) Sailing.
(d) Baseball.

4. What color does the portrait salesman suggest making the uniform in "The Portrait"?
(a) Dark gray.
(b) Navy blue.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

5. Dona Chona says of her children in "The Little Burnt Victims" that the older they get the more what they become?
(a) Hateful.
(b) Restless.
(c) Educated.
(d) Resentful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the minister described as having used to smash all the furniture to pieces in "Under the House"?

2. What does the protagonist throw rocks at in "First Communion"?

3. What character dies in "Out"?

4. On what day of the week does the Garcia family return home from the movie theater in "The Little Burnt Victims"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the information relayed to the reader largely in "The Night the Lights Went Out"? Why do you think the author chooses this narrative style?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Bartolo pass through town every December?

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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