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

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

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

4. Brando regularly goes out at night to watch dogs participate in what kind of activity?
(a) Defecating.
(b) Mating.
(c) Urinating.
(d) Hunting.

5. What types of videotapes did Brando begin to purchase from a friend when he was a young teenager?
(a) Pornographic films.
(b) Skateboarding videos.
(c) Action films.
(d) Fitness videos.

Short Answer Questions

1. Munra estimates that he found out the Witch was transgender when she was about how old?

2. What action did the woman in the green dress take while unconscious in Chapter VI, prompting Brando to punch her in the face?

3. Munra recalls Luismi telling him that the Witch had considered him an enemy ever since accusing him of what crime?

4. How many years older than Brando is Brando's girlfriend?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What message does Melchor send about the power of listening during Luismi's discussion with Munra in Chapter IV?

2. What development in the plot brings Brando joy at the end of Chapter VI and why?

3. From whose perspective are the events of Chapter VI presented?

4. What event happened just before Brando decided to murder Luismi?

5. What is the nature of the familial relationship among Chabela, Luismi, and Munra?

6. What lie did Chabela tell the Witch in order to convince her to help Norma abort her child?

7. What does the reader learn in Chapter VI about the Witch's accusation that Luismi had stolen her money?

8. What does the reader learn in Chapter IV about the reason why the Witch had broken things off with Luismi?

9. What action did Brando take at the Witch's house the night of the attempted robbery that injured the Witch significantly?

10. How does Melchor characterize Munra's discovery of Norma's true age?

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