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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal do Carlos and his friends try to send into space?
(a) A lizard.
(b) A chimpanzee.
(c) A dog.
(d) A preying mantis.

2. How many men are in the car that Carlos is envisioning at the beginning of Chapter 26?
(a) Ten.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Eight.

3. Who is invariably present at birthday parties?
(a) The priest.
(b) A balloon artist.
(c) A clown.
(d) The children's mothers.

4. Which character injures his hand with a firecracker in Chapter 8?
(a) Carlos.
(b) Tony.
(c) Eugenio.
(d) Louis XVI.

5. On what holiday does Chapter 20 begin?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) Independence Day.
(d) New Year's Eve.

6. What holiday is mentioned in the first sentence of Chapter 2?
(a) Easter.
(b) New Year's.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Cinco de Mayo.

7. In Chapter 2, what television show does Tony mention?
(a) Rin Tin Tin.
(b) Lassie.
(c) Leave It to Beaver.
(d) My Three Sons.

8. According to Chapter 22, what does Carlos always ask the soldiers he sees?
(a) "Got any bullets?"
(b) "Do you want a drink?"
(c) "How are you?"
(d) "What time is it?"

9. From what did Carlos's father die?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Heart disease.
(c) Cramps.
(d) Stroke.

10. Which cinema has deplorable restrooms?
(a) Miramar Theater.
(b) Cinema 11.
(c) The Rialto.
(d) The Roxy.

11. As Carlos mentions in Chapter 9, who was the voice of Speedy Gonzalez?
(a) Karl Marx.
(b) Mel Brooks.
(c) Mel Blanc.
(d) Charlie Chaplin.

12. When Aunt Lucía is dying in a nursing home, what does Carlos bring her?
(a) Brownies.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Vanilla milkshakes.
(d) Popcorn.

13. What is the name of the beggar in Carlos's neighborhood?
(a) El Hombre.
(b) El Loco.
(c) El Jabón.
(d) El Carpintero.

14. As mentioned in Chapter 22, Carlos's wife buys him a poster of which actress?
(a) Marilyn Monroe.
(b) Doris Day.
(c) Judy Garland.
(d) Kim Novak.

15. What fruit does Carlos discuss at length in Chapter 25?
(a) Mamey.
(b) Peaches.
(c) Bananas.
(d) Guanábana.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what sin is Carlos especially prone, as described in Chapter 14?

2. What is Fernando's father's name?

3. How do most of the men who are in the car in Chapter 26 die?

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

5. Of what nationality is the hot dog man in Carlos's neighborhood?

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