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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Nazario wearing when he comes to see Julio in Round 2?
(a) An Italian suit.
(b) Golfing clothes.
(c) Pajamas.
(d) Shorts and a T-shirt.

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

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

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

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

6. Where does Nazario take Julio in Round 2 that unexpectedly delights Julio?
(a) The Guggenheim Museum.
(b) The Metropolitan Opera House.
(c) The Salsa Museum.
(d) Madison Square Garden.

7. What does Blanca tell Julio about Negra in Round 5?
(a) Negra said she owes Julio a favor.
(b) Negra said she knows who killed Salazar.
(c) Negra has bought a gun.
(d) Negra is in the hospital after Victor has beaten her up.

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

9. What story does Vega tell the congregation at Blanca's church in Round 5?
(a) The story of Luke.
(b) The story of a slave girl.
(c) The story of Noah.
(d) The story of John the Baptist.

10. What does Julio realize about the reason the school is naming the auditorium after Vera?
(a) Vera must have given the school a lot of money.
(b) Bodega must have arranged to make a donation to the school they thought came from Vera.
(c) Vera wanted the school to name the auditorium after her husband John Vidal.
(d) Vera does not seem to care about the school at all.

11. Which club do Vera and Bodega want to go to?
(a) The Palladium.
(b) The Rainbow Round.
(c) The Salsa Verde.
(d) The Green Room.

12. What does Julio tell Blanca he thinks about the Bible?
(a) It is the most sexist book ever written.
(b) It is too expensive.
(c) It is too heavy.
(d) It is quoted too frequently.

13. What neighborhood does Nazario tell Julio is lost in Round 2, as opposed to Spanish Harlem?
(a) Inwood.
(b) Greenwich Village.
(c) The Rockaways.
(d) Loisaida.

14. Where is Vera's old elementary school located?
(a) The Meatpacking District.
(b) 104th and Lexington.
(c) Chelsea.
(d) 92nd and Herald Square.

15. What upsets Bodega about what Julio is wearing to meet Vera?
(a) Julio is in pajamas, which Bodega thinks is disrespectful.
(b) He does not think Julio looks good in shorts.
(c) Julio is wearing ill-fitting jeans.
(d) He does not think Julio's suit is nice enough.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which play was very popular when Julio and Blanca were children that he remembers in Round 5?

2. Where does Nazario say he wants Julio to go with him the next day after the fire in Round 6?

3. Who does Blanca invite for dinner in Part III that she wants Julio to join with?

4. What does Vera call Bodega?

5. Why does Bodega admit to Julio that he had Salazar killed?

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