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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who unexpectedly hugs Carlos in Chapter 7?
(a) A bear cub.
(b) Tony.
(c) A chimpanzee.
(d) Eugenio.

3. What is the Spanish word for disillusionment?
(a) Desengaño.
(b) Cohete.
(c) Camiseta.
(d) Ejecución.

4. As discussed in Chapter 26, what is in the trunk of the car Carlos is envisioning?
(a) Anti-Communist propaganda.
(b) Hard-boiled eggs.
(c) Firearms.
(d) Birthday balloons.

5. What does Carlos see in Chapter 1 that reminds him of the maid's breasts?
(a) Eggs.
(b) Squash.
(c) Volleyballs.
(d) Eggplants.

6. According to Chapter 20, what type of cooking does Carlos find particularly horrifying?
(a) American.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Irish.
(d) Mediterranean.

7. In which theater is Carlos watching a movie in the beginning of Chapter 23?
(a) The Tandy.
(b) Cinema 8.
(c) Miramar Theater.
(d) The Roxy.

8. According to Chapter 4, which people always read dirty magazines?
(a) Street vendors.
(b) Police officers.
(c) Postal workers.
(d) Chauffeurs.

9. To what sin is Carlos especially prone, as described in Chapter 14?
(a) Lying.
(b) Theft.
(c) Gluttony.
(d) Blasphemy.

10. Where was Fernando born?
(a) Argentina.
(b) Cuba.
(c) The United States.
(d) Spain.

11. According to a magazine mentioned in Chapter 19, in what year is the world expected to end?
(a) 1962.
(b) 2010.
(c) 2000.
(d) 1959.

12. On what does Carlos get drunk in Chapter 6?
(a) Beer.
(b) Champagne.
(c) Red wine.
(d) Whiskey.

13. What does the Jeep mentioned in Chapter 5 spray?
(a) Pesticide.
(b) Water.
(c) Gravel.
(d) Thick black smoke.

14. Who is the principal of Carlos's school?
(a) Brother Ignatius.
(b) Brother Néstor María.
(c) Brother Juan José.
(d) Brother Francis.

15. Who loans Carlos her glasses in Chapter 19?
(a) Chachi.
(b) Aunt Carmela.
(c) Marie Antoinette.
(d) Aunt Lucía.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not one of the common causes of death, according to Marie Antoinette?

2. Where does Carlos work?

3. What is the name of the Nietos' family doctor?

4. When Aunt Lucía is dying in a nursing home, what does Carlos bring her?

5. What is the name of the co-ed school to which Carlos transfers?

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