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

2. Of what nationality is the hot dog man in Carlos's neighborhood?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Cuban.
(c) Portuguese.
(d) Jamaican.

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

4. Carlos discusses which toys in the beginning of Chapter 25?
(a) Jigsaw puzzles.
(b) Yo-yos.
(c) Legos.
(d) Matchbox cars.

5. From what country is Carlos's grandfather Nieto?
(a) Portugal.
(b) Chile.
(c) Spain.
(d) Argentina.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal do Carlos and his friends try to send into space?

2. Carlos notes in Chapter 1 that his Aunt Lucia had been what political figure in a previous life?

3. A statue of which saint resides at Aunt Carmela's house?

4. From what country did the ancestors of Carlos's mother come?

5. Who loans Carlos her glasses in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the game the boys play with the "pesticide Jeep"?

2. As discussed in Chapter 17, describe the Chinese man's profession.

3. Who is Mel Blanc, and how does Carlos feel about him?

4. Explain Carlos's third proof for the existence of God, as related in Chapter 11.

5. According to Chapter 22, with what are the boys sick and how do they handle it?

6. How do Louis XVI's staff members treat him and his family? Why?

7. What happens when the police stop Fernando's car in Chapter 26?

8. What are the instructions that come with receiving a key to the family pantheon?

9. Explain the gift exchange between Carlos and Aunt Lucía that is discussed in Chapter 18.

10. Why does Carlos wish he could have been a Viking?

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