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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nazario tell Julio happens every time someone makes a million dollars?
(a) That person buys a judge.
(b) Poorer people get richer.
(c) That person builds a building.
(d) That person kills some part of the world.

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

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

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

5. What does Blanca notice that is very unusual about the new building she and Julio have moved into that belongs to Bodega?
(a) It is made all out of concrete.
(b) The drug dealers all seem to avoid it.
(c) It has a door person.
(d) It has working heat.

6. What kind of car does Bodega have waiting for Vera?
(a) A red Corvette.
(b) A black limo.
(c) A yellow Porsche.
(d) A black pick-up truck.

7. What does Julio think to himself that he would never see Christ do?
(a) Preach.
(b) Ask for forgiveness.
(c) Live in the projects.
(d) Pay for his food.

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

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

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

11. What does Pastor Vasquez always wear?
(a) Polyester suits.
(b) Shorts.
(c) Kaftans.
(d) Chinos.

12. Why is Julio worried Blanca will make a connection between news reports of Salazar's death and Sapo?
(a) The news reports mention bite marks on Salazar's body.
(b) A man who looks like Sapo is wanted in connection with Salazar's death.
(c) Blanca knows that Sapo had a grudge against Salazar.
(d) Salazar's body was found in Sapo's neighborhood.

13. What is Nazario's impression of the meeting in Queens as he explains it to Julio in Round 8?
(a) Bodega will be furious about how the meeting went.
(b) The meeting went badly wrong.
(c) The meeting went very well.
(d) They were humiliated at the meeting.

14. What does the man Nazario and Julio meet in Queens tell Nazario about Fischman?
(a) He will protect Fischman at all costs.
(b) He does not care if Bodega goes after Fischman.
(c) He has never heard of Fischman.
(d) He will punish Bodega for going after Fischman.

15. Who does Bodega tell Julio was paying Salazar?
(a) Victoria.
(b) Fischman.
(c) Salerno.
(d) Nazario.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Vera's old elementary school located?

2. What age does Julio tell Blanca is ancient for a Latino woman who is not married?

3. Who is the anointed in Blanca's church?

4. Who tells Julio and Blanca their house is on fire?

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

(see the answer keys)

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