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

2. Brando thinks to himself in Chapter VI that the Witch deserved to suffer what fate for being "a cunt," a "dirty fag," and "a bully"? (143)
(a) To be buried in a pauper's grave.
(b) To be beaten.
(c) To be raped.
(d) To be murdered.

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

4. Munra complains that Luismi spends his time in all but which one of the following locations?
(a) School.
(b) His grandmother Dona Tina's house.
(c) The Witch's house.
(d) The park.

5. Brando's first time attending Carnival occurred in which town?
(a) Rio.
(b) Villa.
(c) Borenquen.
(d) Palogacho.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object did the mayor of Villagarbosa give to Munra after it was used in a campaign photograph?

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

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

4. 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?

5. What types of videotapes did Brando begin to purchase from a friend when he was a young teenager?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. For which aspects of Brando's personality is he regularly teased, according to the narrator?

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

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

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

6. Discuss a moment when Melchor opens a chapter with a simile in order to create a vivid picture of the chapter's setting.

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

8. What kind of person is Pepe and how do you know?

9. What did Brando buy with the 2,000 pesos he acquired and what does the purchase show about his character?

10. What is the significance of salsa dancing, as portrayed in Chapter IV?

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