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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sapo do to Mr. Blessington that shocks everyone in the class, including Mr. Blessington?
(a) Bites him severely on the neck.
(b) Puts him in a headlock until he passes out.
(c) Stabs him in the chest.
(d) Shoots him in the leg.

2. 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) Vera wanted the school to name the auditorium after her husband John Vidal.
(c) Vera does not seem to care about the school at all.
(d) Bodega must have arranged to make a donation to the school they thought came from Vera.

3. Who tells Julio and Blanca their house is on fire?
(a) George Vato.
(b) Bodega.
(c) Sapo.
(d) Nazario.

4. Why does Julio hesitate to give Blanca Vera's ring?
(a) There is an inscription to Vera inside the band.
(b) It looks fake to him.
(c) It is too big for Blanca's taste.
(d) Blanca does not like diamonds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nazario refer to the process of Bodega paying for neighborhood students' college tuition?

2. Who does Bodega tell Julio was paying Salazar?

3. Who does Julio assume set the fire in their apartment building?

4. What upsets Bodega about what Julio is wearing to meet Vera?

5. What is Nazario wearing when he comes to see Julio in Round 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Julio think Sapo had something to do with Salazar's death?

2. What happened to the neighborhood after Roberto Salazar was found dead?

3. Why does no one usually mess with Sapo?

4. Why is Bodega anxious about the way Julio is dressed going to meet Vera?

5. Why does Julio go to Queens with Nazario, and what happens there?

6. Why is Blanca suspicious of the new apartment Julio moves them into?

7. Why does Mr. Tapia tell Sapo to tell the authorities voices in his head told him to attack Mr. Blessington?

8. How does Blanca react to seeing Vera's huge diamond ring that she gave to Julio?

9. What does Julio think of Vera when he first meets her?

10. What do Bodega and Vera try to get Julio to do with them when they show up at his door in Part IV?

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