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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 event occurred the night before Brando decided to murder Luismi?
(a) The two kissed.
(b) The two engaged in oral sex.
(c) The two held hands.
(d) Brando confessed his love for Luismi.

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

3. How old was Brando when his mother first became convinced that he was possessed by a demon?
(a) 6.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 9.

4. How old is Luismi at the time when the narrative's main events take place?
(a) 15.
(b) 32.
(c) 18.
(d) 21.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Brando has always harbored an all-consuming fear of whom?

2. From which friend does Brando always procure his pornography, according to the narrator?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. For what reason did Munra buy three beers for Luismi at Sarajuana's?

7. Name three elements that fuel Brando's belief that the Witch deserved to die.

8. What message does Melchor send about the practice of victim-blaming in Chapter V and how does she send it?

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

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

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