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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What action did the woman in the green dress take while unconscious in Chapter VI, prompting Brando to punch her in the face?
(a) She drooled.
(b) She urinated.
(c) She moaned.
(d) She defecated.

2. Brando has always harbored an all-consuming fear of whom?
(a) The police.
(b) The Witch.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His father.

3. The narrator states that Brando's captors were anxious to hit all parts of his body except which part(s)?
(a) His legs.
(b) His back.
(c) His face.
(d) His hands.

4. The ringleader of the group of inmates in charge of Brando's cell demand that he give up which item(s)?
(a) His watch.
(b) His canteen.
(c) His sneakers.
(d) His pills.

5. What term is used to describe the person who is screaming when Chapter VI begins?
(a) Woman.
(b) Man.
(c) Creature.
(d) Dog.

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

7. How many beers did Munra buy for Luismi after the left the hospital, according to the narrator of Chapter IV?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

8. What two colors characterize the item stolen from Brando by the ringleader of the group in charge of his cell in Chapter VI?
(a) Red and yellow.
(b) Blue and yellow.
(c) Red and white.
(d) Black and white.

9. The narrator reveals that when Brando was not yet a teenager, he was laughed at for all but which of the following traits?
(a) His small penis.
(b) His acne.
(c) His virginity.
(d) His name.

10. According to the narrator, how often did the Witch leave her house?
(a) Daily.
(b) Seldom.
(c) Never.
(d) Frequently.

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

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

13. Luismi emerged from the hospital saying that what kind of person had called the police?
(a) A phlebotomist.
(b) A nurse.
(c) A social worker.
(d) A doctor.

14. Before Munra was involved in a car crash, he loved to perform what kind of dance?
(a) Salsa.
(b) Rumba.
(c) Waltz.
(d) Foxtrot.

15. 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) Dismay.
(b) Rage.
(c) Delight.
(d) Disappointment.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator reveals that the only money Brando found at the Witch's house was a bill representing how many pesos on the kitchen table?

2. Ever since the accident that nearly took Munra's leg, he avoids what objects?

3. The person who ended up in possession of the Witch's money intended for a cocaine purchase used most of the money to buy what kind of item?

4. In what location did Munra finally find his crutch the morning after he drove Brando and Luismi to a particular location?

5. To what location did Munra drive Luismi and Brando after the three hung out together and used drugs for hours?

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