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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Arturo feels that the only people who really belong in California are:
(a) People who drive expensive cars
(b) The Mexicans
(c) The beachcombers
(d) Those with polo shirts and sunglasses

2. Rather than just paying Arturo what he owes him, Hellfrick instead:
(a) Asks him for more money
(b) Provides him with alcohol
(c) Steals milk for Arturo from his friend
(d) Arranges for Arturo to steal milk

3. The beer Camilla serves Arturo:
(a) Is warm and flat
(b) She pays for from her own pocket
(c) Is free and on the house
(d) He refuses to pay for

4. Arturo tells Camilla she will always be nothing but a:
(a) Sweet little flower girl from Old Mexico
(b) Barmaid and a waitress from Bunker Hill
(c) A cheater and liar
(d) An illiterate illegal alien

5. Arturo expects the milk truck to arrive at:
(a) Whenever Hellfrick notifies him
(b) Four o'clock in the afternoon
(c) Seven o'clock in the morning
(d) Four o'clock in the morning

6. Arturo's new clothing makes him feel:
(a) Itchy all over
(b) Remorseful over his purchases
(c) Hogtied and like a buffoon
(d) Wealthy and famous

7. Judy Palmer is a:
(a) Fourteen year old girl
(b) A homeless child
(c) A local prostitute
(d) The daughter of Mrs. Hargraves

8. Before he leaves the restaurant, Arturo:
(a) Drinks his coffee
(b) Pours his coffee on the floor
(c) Pours half his coffee over the nickel on the table
(d) Poors the coffee in a potted plant

9. If Mr. Hargraves were alive, he would have:
(a) Disapproved of Arturo's habits
(b) Gone to church with Arturo
(c) Been a good friend to Arturo
(d) Accepted Arturo's enthnicity

10. Slinging racial slurs at Camilla is:
(a) A result of Arturo's pain
(b) Arturo's way of molding her
(c) A way to flirt with her
(d) Arturo's response to her kindness

11. On Arturo's wall hangs a picture of:
(a) Camilla Lopez
(b) Mr. Hargraves
(c) Mr. J. C. Hackmuth
(d) Judy Palmer

12. Arturo inscribes his story to Mrs. Hargraves:
(a) In poetry
(b) With love to her
(c) As a professional author
(d) In flowery language

13. The name of the restaurant where Camilla works is:
(a) Alta Loma Buffet
(b) Columbia House Restaurant
(c) Bunker Hill Cafe
(d) The Columbia Buffet

14. Except for one nickel, Arturo uses the small amount of money from Hellfrick to:
(a) Buy cookies
(b) Pay rent
(c) Buy writing paper
(d) Buy milk

15. Arturo's worst enemy may be:
(a) His own mind
(b) The church
(c) His mother
(d) Mr. Hargraves

Short Answer Questions

1. Mr. Heilman was:

2. Arturo immediately identifies an aspect of Camilla that he can criticize, which is:

3. Arturo makes his statement about the coffee this time by:

4. His departure from the prostitute's room leaves Arturo feeling:

5. Judy Palmer's mother finds her daughter reading to Arturo, who is:

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