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

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

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

4. Where is Ramon planning to return soon in "Out"?
(a) To Texas.
(b) To Mississippi.
(c) To Utah.
(d) To Kansas.

5. Where do the globes of light like fireballs originate in "Under the House"?
(a) Minneapolis.
(b) Hell.
(c) Morelos.
(d) Atlantis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose nose is said to always start bleeding in "The Little Burnt Victims"?

2. Where does Dona Maria's husband say she got lost downtown in Minnesota in "The Night Before Christmas"?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What has caused the accident in "A Little Before Six..."? How many are killed as a result of the accident?

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

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

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

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

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

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