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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. At what time do the field workers see smoke rising from the farm in "The Little Burnt Victims"?
2. Dona Chona says of her children in "The Little Burnt Victims" that the older they get the more what they become?
3. What city is the truck close to when it breaks down in "When We Arrive"?
4. Who is the man that Ramon's girlfriend starts seeing while he is away in "Out"?
5. The wife in "The Portrait" says they lost her Chuy right before he left for where?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why has the narrator been unable to sleep the night before in "First Communion"?
2. How are Don Efrain and Dona Chona described in "The Little Burnt Victims"?
3. What is said of Dona Cuquita in "Under the House"?
4. How does Ramon feel about his girlfriend in "The Night the Lights Went Out"?
5. Where do the children stay when the Garcias go to work in "The Little Burnt Victims"? Why?
6. How does one character describe the clerk's response when he ordered hamburgers in "When We Arrive"? Why did the clerk have this response?
7. How is the narrative of "Under the House" related? Why do you think the author chooses this narrative style?
8. Why does Dona Maria decide to get her children toys for Christmas in "The Night Before Christmas"?
9. What has Dona Maria always told her children about Santa Clause in "The Night Before Christmas"?
10. Why does Bartolo pass through town every December?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the woman praying for in "A Prayer"? Why? What is revealed about this character through her words and actions in this chapter?
Essay Topic 2
Why does the protagonist of "A Silvery Night" hope to summon the devil? How does he go about doing so? What does he make of the events after he summons the devil?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the protagonist as he is observed in "Under the House." How old do you perceive the character as being at this point in the novel? What does the mother remark about him? What does he remark about himself?
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