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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Vera and Bodega want Julio to go with them when they show up at his apartment in Part IV?
(a) Central Park.
(b) Broadway.
(c) Hell's Kitchen.
(d) Greenwich Village.

2. What kind of pizza does Sapo routinely eat?
(a) Pizza Hut.
(b) Dominos.
(c) Papa John's.
(d) Sal's.

3. What does Bodega wear to his first meeting with Vera in decades?
(a) A white silk suit.
(b) Shorts and a T-shirt.
(c) A three-piece Italian suit.
(d) Golfing clothes.

4. What does Mr. Tapia tell Sapo to tell the police when they ask about what happened with Mr. Blessington?
(a) He did it because Mr. Blessington was always abusive towards him.
(b) Voices in Sapo's head told him to bite Mr. Blessington.
(c) Other students told him to bite Mr. Blessington.
(d) He did it because Mr. Blessington pulled a knife on him.

5. What age does Julio tell Blanca is ancient for a Latino woman who is not married?
(a) 40.
(b) 30.
(c) 35.
(d) 27.

6. What did Nazario once suggest that Bodega sell instead of drugs, and give the drugs away for free along with the sale of?
(a) Jeans.
(b) Pasteles.
(c) Ice cream.
(d) Hotdogs.

7. What was Julio mostly worried about recovering from the fire?
(a) His family photos.
(b) Things they had bought for the baby.
(c) His art portfolio.
(d) Vera's ring and Sapo's drugs.

8. Where do Blanca and Julio stay the night of the fire in their apartment building?
(a) Sapo's.
(b) Bodega's.
(c) Vera's hotel room.
(d) Blanca's mother's house.

9. Who is the anointed in Blanca's church?
(a) Robert Vasquez.
(b) Roberto Vega.
(c) Roberta Valdez.
(d) Frankie Vasquez.

10. What does Mr. Blessington do to Sapo that angers Sapo in their physical altercation?
(a) Punches Sapo in the face.
(b) Slices Sapo's ear with a knife.
(c) Puts Sapo in a headlock.
(d) Cuts Sapo's hair.

11. Which poet does Julio ask Mr. Blessington if the class can study?
(a) Julia de Burgos.
(b) Juan Valendra.
(c) Langston Hughes.
(d) Ezra Pound.

12. What kind of car does Sapo drive?
(a) A grey sedan.
(b) A white SUV.
(c) A black BMW.
(d) A red truck.

13. Who is Roberto's older brother?
(a) Googie Vega.
(b) Roberto Vega.
(c) Bert Vega.
(d) Frankie Vega.

14. What does Vera call Bodega?
(a) Will.
(b) Izzy.
(c) Franco.
(d) Bart.

15. What does Blanca tell Julio about Claudio and Roberto Vega?
(a) They plan to get married.
(b) They are going to preach together at church soon.
(c) They are going to travel on a mission together.
(d) They are going to be baptized together.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Vera wearing when Julio and Bodega first see her?

2. What does Julio tell Blanca he thinks about the Bible?

3. What neighborhood does Nazario tell Julio is lost in Round 2, as opposed to Spanish Harlem?

4. Who does Nazario say Bodega will take care of first from the fire?

5. What does Nazario tell Julio happens every time someone makes a million dollars?

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