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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 many hamburgers does a character describe buying at 2 a.m. in "When We Arrive"?
(a) 25.
(b) 54.
(c) 32.
(d) 60.

2. Who is described as having gotten an orange seed stuck in his nose in "Under the House"?
(a) Roman.
(b) Julio.
(c) Juan.
(d) Ramirez.

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

4. Whose nose is said to always start bleeding in "The Little Burnt Victims"?
(a) Juan's.
(b) Enrico's.
(c) Ramon's.
(d) Julio's.

5. From what narrative point of view is "First Communion" related?
(a) Second person.
(b) Third person.
(c) First person.
(d) Fourth person.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the narrator say Dona Maria decided to buy something for her children in "The Night Before Christmas"?

2. What are the ages of the Garcias' children in "The Little Burnt Victims"?

3. When does the narrator say the priest always held First Communion in "First Communion"?

4. When does the narrator say that Napoleon's troops suffered a defeat against Mexican soldiers in "Under the House"?

5. What is the name of Ramon's girlfriend in "Out"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Bartolo pass through town every December?

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

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

5. Why does one of the workers hope to get a job in Minneapolis in "When We Arrive"?

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

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

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

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

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

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