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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who buys Carlos and Tony comic books each Wednesday?
(a) Aunt Lucía.
(b) Marie Antoinette.
(c) Aunt Carmela.
(d) Eugenio's mother.

2. A statue of which saint resides at Aunt Carmela's house?
(a) Saint Francis.
(b) Saint Therese of the Little Flower.
(c) Saint Lazarus.
(d) Saint Sebastian.

3. What is the name of the Nietos' family doctor?
(a) Dr. Lázaro.
(b) Dr. Portilla.
(c) Dr. Montoya.
(d) Dr. Quinn.

4. In Chapter 11, who sits on Carlos's head?
(a) Eugenio.
(b) Tony.
(c) Ernesto.
(d) Louis XVI.

5. What holiday is the Nieto family celebrating at the beginning of Chapter 24?
(a) Michaelmas.
(b) The Feast of Saint Anne.
(c) Christmas.
(d) The Feast of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "cocuyos" mean?

2. What does Carlos say to the priest at the end of his confession?

3. In the beginning of Chapter 6, whom does Carlos imagine at the window?

4. What is the name of the jackpot in the Spanish lottery?

5. What is a paredón?

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