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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the neighbor Yunior used to play with?
(a) Beto
(b) Wilfredo
(c) Fernando
(d) Jose

2. Who is the narrator waiting for?
(a) His father
(b) His girlfriend
(c) His brother
(d) His son

3. What does Rafa call the girl's large breasts?
(a) Bosoms
(b) Pillows
(c) Tetas
(d) Jugs

4. Who writes that he is coming home?
(a) Grandfather
(b) Papi
(c) Jose
(d) Rafa

5. What does the narrator call his father?
(a) Papi
(b) Pa
(c) Papa
(d) Daddy

6. What did Mami used to give the narrator to eat before his father took him on car trips?
(a) Toffees
(b) Fudge
(c) Mints
(d) Pastries

7. Which character becomes loud and argumentative at the party?
(a) Yunior
(b) Mami
(c) Rafa
(d) Papi

8. What part of Ysrael's body did the pig eat off?
(a) His face
(b) His hand
(c) His arm
(d) His foot

9. What does Sinverguenzas mean?
(a) Curse you
(b) Devils
(c) Unlucky ones
(d) Go away

10. What state is Yunior's father living in?
(a) New York
(b) Colorado
(c) Florida
(d) California

11. What kind of drugs do the boys sell?
(a) Speed
(b) Heroin
(c) Cocaine
(d) Weed

12. What is Ysrael doing in the field?
(a) Flying a kite
(b) Reading
(c) Playing his guitar
(d) Playing golf

13. What is the name of the second short story?
(a) Siesta
(b) Party Mode
(c) Fiesta
(d) The beating

14. What game do the kids play at the party?
(a) Dominos
(b) Poker
(c) Baccarat
(d) Hide and seek

15. What does Rafa pull off Ysrael's face?
(a) His fake moustache
(b) His hat
(c) His mask
(d) His glasses

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yunior imagine his father tracing on his cheek?

2. What is the name of the narrator's brother?

3. What does pato mean in Spanish?

4. What does the narrator's aunt give him to eat?

5. What room does the narrator have to guard for his brother?

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