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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where has the narrator's father gone to?
(a) Germany
(b) Brazil
(c) England
(d) America

2. What is the name of the second section of the story?
(a) Dealing
(b) Oh well
(c) Working day
(d) One of our nights

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

4. What does the aunt tell the narrator to do when he has finished eating?
(a) Vomit
(b) Drink water
(c) Suck a mint
(d) Brush his teeth

5. Which of the narrator's friends has an afro?
(a) Cut
(b) Nelo
(c) Eggie
(d) Homeboy

6. Which of the following type of food do they not serve at the party?
(a) Kim chi
(b) Avocado
(c) Fried chicken
(d) Fried cheese

7. What kind of photos does Yunior have of his father?
(a) Color photos
(b) Black and white photos
(c) Polaroids
(d) Sepia photos

8. Where does Ysrael tell the boys they can find something to drink?
(a) At a stream
(b) At a faucet
(c) At a grocers
(d) At a saloon

9. What are the two boys going to the shop to buy for their uncle?
(a) Cigars
(b) Coffee
(c) A newspaper
(d) Beer

10. What kind of pets did Tia Miranda own?
(a) Pigs
(b) Dogs
(c) Cats
(d) Hamsters

11. What has the narrator lived without for the first nine years of his life?
(a) A mother
(b) A car
(c) A father
(d) Money

12. What country is the narrator's aunt and uncle moving to?
(a) Russia
(b) England
(c) Germany
(d) USA

13. What did Yunior and Beto used to do at the mall?
(a) Shoplift
(b) Read
(c) Sell drugs
(d) Pick up women

14. What kind of animal does Mami buy to slaughter?
(a) A goat
(b) A sheep
(c) A cow
(d) A pig

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say before he throws up?

2. What does Rafa cal his father's beatings?

3. Where do the kids swim at night?

4. What part of his body does the narrator punch to wake himself up?

5. What is the title of this story?

(see the answer keys)

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