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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item did the Witch always replace with a shiny dress and a wig during one of her infamous parties?
(a) Her glasses and bun.
(b) Her overalls.
(c) Her housecoat.
(d) Her veil.

2. Around what time of day did Luismi charge into the hospital and demand to be given information about his girlfriend Norma?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Early morning.
(c) Noon.
(d) Mid-afternoon.

3. In what way is Chabela related to Munra, as revealed in Chapter IV?
(a) She is his wife.
(b) She is his mother.
(c) She is his sister.
(d) She is his mistress.

4. What object did the mayor of Villagarbosa give to Munra after it was used in a campaign photograph?
(a) A bell.
(b) A wheelchair.
(c) A medal.
(d) A crutch.

5. Chapter IV presents events from the perspective of which character?
(a) Munra.
(b) Norma.
(c) Luismi.
(d) Barrabas.

6. What characteristic is NOT among those listed in relation to the ringleader of the group in charge of Brando's cell in Chapter VI?
(a) A beard.
(b) A scar.
(c) Dark skin.
(d) A missing tooth.

7. Munra was shocked and appalled when he learned from Luismi that Norma was how many years old?
(a) 15.
(b) 17.
(c) 31.
(d) 13.

8. The Witch wore what item over her face whenever she was in public?
(a) A scarf.
(b) A veil.
(c) A hat.
(d) A handkerchief.

9. What action taken by some of the parishioners at his church fascinated Brando as a child?
(a) Singing.
(b) Handling of snakes.
(c) Speaking in tongues.
(d) Recitations.

10. What action did Munra pretend to take in order to avoid having to hear any more of Luismi's troubles?
(a) He pretended to take a phone call.
(b) He pretended to use the restroom.
(c) He pretended to need a shower.
(d) He pretended to need a drink.

11. In what year did Munra get into a terrible car accident on the highway?
(a) 2015.
(b) 2004.
(c) 2008.
(d) 2012.

12. What adjective represents the emotion closest to the one Brando feels upon seeing Luismi being brought toward his cell at the end of Chapter VI?
(a) Delight.
(b) Dismay.
(c) Disappointment.
(d) Rage.

13. At what time of the morning did Munra arrive at Sarajuana's with Luismi in tow, according to Chapter V?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

14. To what location did Munra drive Luismi and Brando after the three hung out together and used drugs for hours?
(a) Dona Tina's house.
(b) Excalibur.
(c) The Witch's house.
(d) The highway.

15. To what location did Munra repeatedly refuse to take Norma before finally relenting?
(a) Pepe's house.
(b) The hospital.
(c) School.
(d) Her mother's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason were the police called on Luismi, according to Chapter IV?

2. In what month did Carnival take place, as described in Chapter VI?

3. What is the name of the married woman whom Brando eventually started dating in order to obscure his homosexual identity?

4. When Melchor juxtaposes Munra's story with policing language, what identifiers are spelled out as if transmitted by radio?

5. On what day of the week did Luismi and Brando accept a ride with Munra, according to Chapter IV?

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